---
id: CVE-2026-82094
title: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to traverse directories on the system due to improper limitation of a
  pathname to a restricted directory.
summary: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to traverse directories on the system due to improper limitation of a
  pathname to a restricted directory.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: IBM
product: DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data
affected:
  - datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data 5.4.0.0
published: '2026-09-24'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T19:41:16.513'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82094'
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: '2026-09-24T17:47:12.811707Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T15:45:56.648Z'
epss: 0.0028
epssPercentile: 0.1825
---

## Overview

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

## Remediation

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