CVE-2026-16678

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

0.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 10.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-13.

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

2026-10-12 20:52Z16 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-12 22:53Z16 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-07-22

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4710c2c2db913c31772b0a0ee9dfedf50025ba03b06ba5bb922de063d0788a4e

• www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287270vendor-advisorypatch