CVE-2026-81540
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 46th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- ibm/datastage on cloud pak for data
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.