Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-16693IBM i is Affected By Cryptographic Algorithm Weakness in DCM []
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity broken cryptography 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 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.6% 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 obtain sensitive information due to the use of hardcoded cryptographic constants to obfuscate encryption keys.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-327 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285846 vendor-advisory, patch