CVE-2026-16432

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 27.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-06.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-09-14 19:48Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-09-14 20:13Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-21

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.7)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4294a1b7e9a06197a52697d7d485a1e06e8289f6b46f45de32dc06bd7d8f9a0a

• www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562vendor-advisorypatch