CVE-2026-17216

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: 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 attacker to cause a denial of service due to an integer error when processing DRDA large-object headers.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: 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
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

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

Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected By Multiple Vulnerabilities in DRDA / DDM

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283572

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17216(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 15× in last 7d / 77× 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.

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  1. 2026-09-20 15:45 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17216?
CVE-2026-17216 is a medium vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an integer error when processing DRDA large-object headers.
When was CVE-2026-17216 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17216 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17216 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17216 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 70.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17216?
CVE-2026-17216 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17216?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17216, 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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