What is CVE-2026-16335?

CVE-2026-16335 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-16335?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data

CVE-2026-16335

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage could allow a remote authenticated attacker to read, write, or delete arbitrary files due to a path traversal vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data — versions 5.4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16335?: CVE-2026-16335 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-16335?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.