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CVE-2026-81551

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to arbitrarily write to or delete files on shared storage due to a path traversal vulnerability.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 0.64%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.64%). 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 arbitrarily write to or delete files on shared storage due to a path traversal vulnerability.

CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.64% probability · 50th 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 trend

EPSS 0.6% 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.