---
id: CVE-2026-81536
title: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity (XXE)
  injection.
summary: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity (XXE)
  injection.
severity: high
cvss: 7.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-611
vendor: IBM
product: DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data
affected:
  - datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data 5.4.0.0
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T14:51:56.593'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81536'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-24T13:25:25.730668Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T22:33:56.537Z'
epss: 0.00278
epssPercentile: 0.18083
---

## Overview

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity (XXE) injection.

## Remediation

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