CVE-2026-16828

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

0.28% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 20.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-25.

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

2026-08-19 18:43Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-21 16:14Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-24

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.6)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

e8200ca6154e8d22b7282b7a5720f8f42f8cd63879aaadc86155b8ac25b43fe8

• www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283898vendor-advisorypatch