CVE-2026-16469

DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities

8.8 High

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 px-runtime could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

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: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.96%Up 0.2 points since Sep 23, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities

Record: CVE-2026-16469
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-84974 8.8

Record: EUVD-2026-84974
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hw6p-gf8v-8qx8 8.8

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 px-runtime could allow a remote authenticated...

Record: GHSA-hw6p-gf8v-8qx8
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2026-16469
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-78
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-2026-16469 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ibm Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, published September 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.