IBM DataPower Gateway 7.1.0.0 - 7.1.0.23, 7.2.0.0 - 7.2.0.21, 7.5.0.0 - 7.5.0.16, 7.5.1.0 - 7.5.1.15, 7.5.2.0 - 7.5.2.15, and 7.6.0.0 - 7.6…

published 2018-09-25 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-12248

cvss: 7.1; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.9%; EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM DataPower Gateway 7.1.0.0 - 7.1.0.23, 7.2.0.0 - 7.2.0.21, 7.5.0.0 - 7.5.0.16, 7.5.1.0 - 7.5.1.15, 7.5.2.0 - 7.5.2.15, and 7.6.0.0 - 7.6.0.8 as well as IBM DataPower Gateway CD 7.7.0.0 - 7.7.1.2 are vulnerable to a XML External Entity Injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 144950.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730489 advisory

Exploit prediction

1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	7.1	CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:N/C:H/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
CNA	3.0	7.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
NVD	3.0	7.1	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
NVD	2.0	5.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P

Affected products

IBM DataPower Gateways
IBM DataPower Gateway CD

Classification

Weakness

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10730489
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/144950
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-1669
NVD CVE-2018-1669

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Summary