{"id":"CVE-2026-16693","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"medium","cvss":4.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","cwe":["CWE-327"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"i","affected":["i = 7.3","i = 7.4","i = 7.5","i = 7.6"],"published":"2026-09-04","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T17:29:28.200","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16693","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285846","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.0013,"epssPercentile":0.03007,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T15:33:26.962Z","slug":"CVE-2026-16693","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `i = 7.3`\n- `i = 7.4`\n- `i = 7.5`\n- `i = 7.6`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":24.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}