What is CVE-2026-17482?

CVE-2026-17482 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Documentation Offline, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-17482?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Documentation Offline

CVE-2026-17482

IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper control of file paths.

Published 2026-08-13 · last modified 2026-08-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-27.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.002

Affected products

IBM Documentation Offline — versions 1.0.0
IBM Documentation Offline

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283484 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17482?: CVE-2026-17482 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Documentation Offline, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-17482?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.