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CVE-2026-16338: datastage on cloud pak for data 5.4.0; +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-16338. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.0043 (percentile 0.3504), scored 2026-10-05.

Affected technology

datastage on cloud pak for data · 5.4.0
ibm

DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data · 5.4.0.0
IBM

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Vendor/CNA, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

A remote authenticated attacker could perform an arbitrary file write due to improper validation of file paths. Vendor/CNA’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 9.9/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 2026-10-06 17:56:29.899428+00:00

CWE: CWE-73
CCR priority: 35.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.0043 · percentile 0.3504 · 2026-10-05
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-06 17:55:17.257073+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-16338.html