{"id":"CVE-2026-84421","title":"IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of paths during archive extraction.","summary":"IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of paths during archive extraction.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"IBM","product":"DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data","affected":["datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data 5.4.0.0"],"published":"2026-09-29","updated":"2026-09-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-29T18:17:17.560","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84421","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-29T18:42:35.820Z","slug":"CVE-2026-84421","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of paths during archive extraction.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}