Path Traversal in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data

CVE-2026-80424

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to create arbitrary files due to path traversal during archive extraction.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 42.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-80424: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80424?
CVE-2026-80424 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-80424?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.