{"id":"CVE-2026-81540","title":"IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.","summary":"IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.","severity":"high","cvss":8.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data","affected":["datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data = 5.4.0"],"published":"2026-09-10","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T00:45:42.110","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81540","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00396,"epssPercentile":0.33602,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-15T15:05:26.194980Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-11T16:45:47.857Z","slug":"CVE-2026-81540","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite ruleset files belonging to other tenants due to a path traversal vulnerability.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data = 5.4.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":47,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}