CVE-2026-17473: IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution

Published Aug 13, 2026
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Updated

IBM Documentation could allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

Other sources

IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

— MITRE

Affected Software

1 affected componentFixes available
IBM Documentation Offline<=1.0.0 - 1.4.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade IBM Documentation Offline to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.5.1

Event History

Aug 13, 2026
CVE Published
via IBM·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:37 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:37 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Parent advisories

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