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title: "CVE-2026-82101: IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data - Denial of Service"
description: "IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by improper input validation, letting remote authenticated attackers cause denial of service, exploit requires authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-82101/
---

# CVE-2026-82101 IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data - Denial of Service

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability caused by improper input validation, letting remote authenticated attackers cause denial of service, exploit requires authentication.

CVSS base score 9.6 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.40% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82101)

## Details

Type

Denial of Service

Impact

Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Published

12 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82101](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82101)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649)

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