What is CVE-2026-16693?

CVE-2026-16693 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-09-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-16693?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

CVE-2026-16693

CVE-2026-16693

IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of hardcoded cryptographic constants to obfuscate encryption keys.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

psirt@us.ibm.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16693?: CVE-2026-16693 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-16693?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.