What is CVE-2026-16325?

CVE-2026-16325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-16325?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data

CVE-2026-16325

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary scripts due to improper neutralization of input in the X-Forwarded-Host header.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2026-11-08 · last modified 2026-11-08.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data — versions 5.4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7294270 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16325?: CVE-2026-16325 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2026-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-16325?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.