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CVE-2026-16335 (GCVE-0-2026-16335)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-14 19:50 – Updated: 2026-09-14 20:08

Title

DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities due to open source software

Summary

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

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-09-14 20:08 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

ibm mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562	vendor-advisorypatch

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
IBM	DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data	Affected: 5.4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data:5.4.0.0:::::::*

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FKIE_CVE-2026-16335

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-14 20:16 - Updated: 2026-09-14 20:16

Severity

8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Summary

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

References

	URL	Tags
	psirt@us.ibm.com	https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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GHSA-62PM-W4V4-5RV8

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-14 21:31 – Updated: 2026-09-14 21:31

Details

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

Severity

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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