CVE-2026-81540
DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities due to open source software
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities due to open source software
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-81540- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-75775
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2026-75775- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2q7h-5w6p-6wqh
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to...
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-2q7h-5w6p-6wqh- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2026-81540- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-22
- 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-2026-81540 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Ibm Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, published September 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.