What is CVE-2025-14753?

CVE-2025-14753 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2025-14753?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Cloud Pak For Data

CVE-2025-14753

IBM Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Cloud Pak For Data — versions 5.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14753?: CVE-2025-14753 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-14753?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.