CVE-2026-16929

MEDIUMNVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 74% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to a buffer overflow.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in Host Servers

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283578

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16929(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 24× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 19:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 19:24 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-19 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-18 19:26 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 19:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-17 18:35 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 18:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 15:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.20
  13. 2026-08-17 15:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 15:20 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5
  15. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-16 20:36 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-16 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-15 20:38 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-15 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-14 20:40 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-14 20:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-13 20:22 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-13 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-13 19:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16929?
CVE-2026-16929 is a medium vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to a buffer overflow.
When was CVE-2026-16929 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16929 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16929 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16929 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 74.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16929?
CVE-2026-16929 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16929?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16929, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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