---
id: CVE-2026-80412
title: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper escaping of connector
  property values during OSH script generation.
summary: >-
  IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated
  attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper escaping of connector
  property values during OSH script generation.
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: ibm
product: datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data
affected:
  - datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data = 5.4.0
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T16:13:13.820'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80412'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00807
epssPercentile: 0.56625
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-26T22:39:08.382490Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T21:33:13.538Z'
---

## Overview

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper escaping of connector property values during OSH script generation.

## Affected

- `datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data = 5.4.0`

## Remediation

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