{"id":"CVE-2026-16338","title":"IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage could allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file write due to improper validation of file paths.","summary":"IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage could allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file write due to improper validation of file paths.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-73"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data","affected":["datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data = 5.4.0"],"published":"2026-09-14","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T15:39:18.837","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16338","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.0044,"epssPercentile":0.38045,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-14T20:09:45.348967Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T20:14:21.155Z","slug":"CVE-2026-16338","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 IBM DataStage could allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform an arbitrary file write due to improper validation of file paths.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data = 5.4.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":54.5,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}