VulnerabilityUndergoing Analysis

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.

HIGH 8.5EPSS 0.39%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.39%). 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: 0.39% probability · 32th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.