CVE-2026-81536

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.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): ibm
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 7.7 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Effective score: 7.7 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-611
Reserved: 2026-08-26
Published: 2026-09-23 21:38 UTC
Last updated: 2026-09-23 21:38 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/81xxx/CVE-2026-81536.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-81536 — DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities

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NVD published: 2026-09-23 22:16:57 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-09-23 22:16:57 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 7.7 / 10 HIGH source: psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability subscore: 3.1 / 10
Impact subscore: 4.0 / 10

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
IBM	DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data	`5.4.0.0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

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https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649 vendor-advisorypatch

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NVD-tagged references (1)

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https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649 psirt@us.ibm.com

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-81536.json.

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