Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. IBM i Release5770-999 PTF Number(s)PTF Download Link(s)7.6MJ10911 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ10911 7.5MJ10912 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ10912 7.4MJ10913 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ10913 7.3MJ10914 https://www.ibm.com/mysupport/s/fix-information?legacy=MJ10914 IBM recommends users running unsupported versions of affected products upgrade to a supported and fixed version of affected products.

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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title IBM i is Affected By A Denial of Service Vulnerability []
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm i
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:i:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm i
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T18:52:18.936Z

Reserved: 2026-07-24T07:27:02.461Z

Link: CVE-2026-16931

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T18:52:15.577Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-12T18:17:25.010

Modified: 2026-08-12T20:53:43.330

Link: CVE-2026-16931

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