What is CVE-2026-16428?

CVE-2026-16428 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-16428?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data

CVE-2026-16428

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper configuration of the XSLT transformation engine.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data — versions 5.4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16428?: CVE-2026-16428 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-16428?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.