CVE-2026-81552 | BDVDB-2026-378621 Detail

IBMDataStage on Cloud Pak for Data

Description#

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of environment variables.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

References#

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-09-24Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-09-24
Last modified: 2026-09-24

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

8.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 55.8.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Command Injection

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
5.4.0.0
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.8 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).