CVE Catalog
CVE-2026-16931
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk0.39%
32th percentile - higher than 32% of all known CVEs
Summary
IBM i versions 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.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to overload the system, potentially leading to service unavailability.
Recommendation
Apply security patches from IBM and implement network traffic filtering mechanisms.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.