Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-16815IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in i from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially obtain sensitive information due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283291 vendor-advisory, patch