CVE-2026-80424 PUBLISHED

DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities due to open source software

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 26.08.2026 Published: 10.09.2026 Updated: 10.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score: 9.1

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	Low
Privileges Required	Low	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	Low

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	IBM
Product	DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data
Versions	Version 5.4.0.0 is affected

Solutions

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data.

Product(s)Version(s) number and/or range Remediation/Fix/InstructionsDataStage on Cloud Pak for Data5.4.0.0

Upgrade to 5.4 patch 5 or later by following these instructions https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/software-hub/5.4.x .

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562

Problem Types

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE