---
id: CVE-2026-16428
title: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage could allow a remote
  authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper configuration
  of the XSLT transformation engine.
summary: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage could allow a remote
  authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper configuration
  of the XSLT transformation engine.
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-94
vendor: IBM
product: DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data
affected:
  - datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data 5.4.0.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-16T19:22:22.797'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16428'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00541
epssPercentile: 0.43202
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T20:10:03.819163Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T20:14:21.157Z'
---

## Overview

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper configuration of the XSLT transformation engine.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.