---
id: CVE-2026-80434
title: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to manipulate runtime caches and cause a denial of service due to an
  insecure direct object reference.
summary: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to manipulate runtime caches and cause a denial of service due to an
  insecure direct object reference.
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-639
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: '2026-09-16T00:48:26.120'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80434'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00227
epssPercentile: 0.13636
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-11T17:31:10.599543Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T00:35:28.536Z'
---

## Overview

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to manipulate runtime caches and cause a denial of service due to an insecure direct object reference.

## Affected

- `datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data = 5.4.0`

## Remediation

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