CVE-2026-16931CWE-835

CVE-2026-16931

High · published August 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper handling of zero-length TCP options.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00549 · 45.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Published
2026-08-12T22:17Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
ibm/i≥ 7.3, ≤ 7.6—
References (1)
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283288 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 AUG 17:27Z
    IBM i is Affected By A Denial of Service Vulnerability []
    cvelistv5