CVE-2026-16693

mediumpriority · track · 20OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileDEUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.17% (6th) EPSS
CVSS 4.9 · medium
Is it mine?
12 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
2 sources
cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

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.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.9
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.14.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.2 · impact 3.6
v3.14.4mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · psirt@us.ibm.com USexploitability 0.8 · impact 3.6
v3.14.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-327US
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affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2026-3130IBM i: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-31csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM i ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen oder Denial-of-Service-Zustände herbeizuführen.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cert_bundnvdNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-09-04modified 2026-09-08
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references (1) nvd

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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