DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities
- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fix or patch referenced
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Apply the patch listed under Evidence.
- Last modified
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 9/100 · provisional
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has a flaw that lets a remote attacker who has a low-privilege login delete arbitrary files on the system through path traversal. The attack can be carried out over the network without any user interaction.
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Read the original description
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to delete arbitrary files due to path traversal.
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure3/25Reachable over the network · Unknown: No advisory context yet
- Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity6.4/10CVSS 6.4
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 64 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 59 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 28 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
What to do
Apply the patch listed under Evidence.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data
5.4.0.0
Evidence 1
- Patch
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-81542
Is CVE-2026-81542 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81542?
DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data: version 5.4.0.0.Source: cve.now feed data