High severity · published Sep 23, 2026
CVE-2026-81536
DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities
7.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity (XXE) injection.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data · IBM
5.4.0.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81536
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81536
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649
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