--- title: "CVE-2026-14502: IBM DataPower Gateway - Authentication Bypass" description: "IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0.0 through 10.5.0.22, 10.6.0.0 through 10.6.0.10, 10.6.1 through 10.6.6, and 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2 contain a broken authentication caused by failure to reject empty passwords during LDAP authentication, letting remote attackers obtain administrative access, exploit requires LDAP authentication." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-14502/ --- # CVE-2026-14502 IBM DataPower Gateway - Authentication Bypass IBM DataPower Gateway 10.5.0.0 through 10.5.0.22, 10.6.0.0 through 10.6.0.10, 10.6.1 through 10.6.6, and 11.0.0.0 through 11.0.0.2 contain a broken authentication caused by failure to reject empty passwords during LDAP authentication, letting remote attackers obtain administrative access, exploit requires LDAP authentication. CVSS base score 9.8 /10 Critical CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Not required EPSS 0.39% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14502) ## Details Type Authentication Bypass Impact Privilege Escalation CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Published 8 October 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html) ## Vendor fix Update to a version later than 11.0.0.2 or the latest available version. Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them. ## References - [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14502](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14502) - [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289775](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289775) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - Whether you run the affected software, and where - Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it - The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number - What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)