CVE-2026-17481
IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper output neutralization for logs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper output neutralization for logs.
- Record
CVE-2026-17481- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-117
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-58458
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper output neutralization for logs.
- Record
EUVD-2026-58458- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52mc-rhgp-6j85
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary...
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper output neutralization for logs.
- Record
GHSA-52mc-rhgp-6j85- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-117
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper output neutralization for logs.
- Record
CVE-2026-17481- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-117
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-17481 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Ibm Documentation Offline, published August 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.92%, the 60th percentile. No source names a fixed version.