What is CVE-2026-81547?

CVE-2026-81547 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-81547?

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

Path Traversal in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data

CVE-2026-81547

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to path traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2026-09-24 · last modified 2026-09-24.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data — versions 5.4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-81547?: CVE-2026-81547 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-81547?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.