CVE-2026-16432

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

7.7 High

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage PxXMLInput operator could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity (XXE) injection.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Unchanged since Sep 15, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.7

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

Record: CVE-2026-16432
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-77794 7.7

Record: EUVD-2026-77794
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-39mg-9c9r-37cc 7.7

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage PxXMLInput operator could allow a...

Record: GHSA-39mg-9c9r-37cc
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.7

Record: CVE-2026-16432
CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-611
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

ibm datastage on cloud pak for data

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-16432 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Ibm Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, published September 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.