Vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation

CVE-2026-81859

CP4BA - IBM Enterprise Records could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.2% 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-2026-81859: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-81859?
CVE-2026-81859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak For Business Automation, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2026-09-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-81859?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.