CVE-2026-16180

IBM App Connect Enterprise 13.0.1.0 through 13.0.8.1, and 12.0.1.0 through 12.0.12.28 and IBM Integration Bus for z/OS 10.1.0.0 through 10.1.0.7 Toolkit could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial-of-service condition due to improper validation of XML entities.

CVSS v3 5.7 MEDIUM

5.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286372	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:app_connect_enterprise::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:integration_bus_for_z\/os::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-04 17:16

Updated : 2026-09-09 14:43

NVD link : CVE-2026-16180

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16180

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16180

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

app_connect_enterprise
integration_bus_for_z\/os

CWE

CWE-776

Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs ('XML Entity Expansion')

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