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CVE-2026-81208

high

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow an authenticated user to access sensitive information due to improper handling of encrypted credentials.

Vendor / product: Ibm — datastage on cloud pak for data

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow an authenticated user to access sensitive information due to improper handling of encrypted credentials. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain credentials intended for other users or environments.

CVSS
7.7
7.7 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (psirt@us.ibm.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-23 22:16
Modified: 2026-10-06 16:13
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

ibm / datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data 5.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649
Patch / mitigation: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:55 UTC · record ↗

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