Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-16692IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-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 43% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.1% 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 authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to a stack-based buffer overflow.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283291 vendor-advisory, patch