CVE-2026-81552: DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities

Published Sep 21, 2026
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Updated

DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of environment variables.

Other sources

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of environment variables.

— MITRE

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data<=5.4.0.0
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data=5.4.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Patch 5.4 patch 7

Event History

Sep 21, 2026
CVE Published
via IBM·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Sep 24, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:28 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:28 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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