What is CVE-2026-17473?

CVE-2026-17473 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Documentation Offline, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-17473?

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

Path Traversal in Ibm Documentation Offline

CVE-2026-17473

IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

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 Documentation Offline — versions 1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17473?: CVE-2026-17473 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Documentation Offline, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-17473?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.