# CVE-2025-14753: IBM Cloud Pak for Data path traversal

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-14753-ibm-cloud-pak-for-data-5-1-2-could-allow-a-remote-attacker-to  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-18. Updated: 2026-10-15  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-14753 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-09-18

IBM Cloud Pak for Data, a platform for managing and analyzing data across enterprise environments, contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the system. An attacker can craft a malicious URL with directory traversal sequences to bypass file access restrictions and expose sensitive information without authentication.

Technologies: [IBM Cloud Pak For Data](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/cloud-pak-for-data). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-14753 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-14753 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-14753?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 18 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Cloud Pak For Data 5.1.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-14753?** Yes: fixed in Cloud Pak for Data 5.2.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2025-14753 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-14753?** Check whether you run IBM Cloud Pak For Data at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in Cloud Pak for Data 5.2.2

## Technical details

This is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22) in IBM Cloud Pak for Data's URL handling. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP requests containing "/../" sequences to traverse the file system and access files outside the intended directory. The attack requires network access but no authentication or user interaction, allowing disclosure of sensitive configuration files, credentials, or other confidential data.

## Affected products

- IBM Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2

## Timeline

- 2026-09-11: advisory

## References

- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287141](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287141)

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