---
id: CVE-2026-80424
title: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to create arbitrary files due to path traversal during archive
  extraction.
summary: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to create arbitrary files due to path traversal during archive
  extraction.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/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: '2026-09-16T00:47:27.223'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80424'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00391
epssPercentile: 0.33085
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T15:08:36.994475Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-13T09:34:47.383Z'
---

## Overview

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to create arbitrary files due to path traversal during archive extraction.

## Affected

- `datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data = 5.4.0`

## Remediation

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