CVE-2025-14754: IBM Cloud Pak for Data OS command injection

CVE-2025-14754 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-09-18

IBM Cloud Pak for Data is a data management and analytics platform that processes sensitive business information. An authenticated attacker can exploit improper input validation to execute arbitrary system commands with elevated privileges, potentially leading to complete system compromise, data theft, and operational disruption.

Technologies: IBM Cloud Pak For Data. Vendors: IBM.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-14754 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-14754 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-14754?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 18 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
IBM Cloud Pak For Data 5.1.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-14754?
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-2025-14754 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-14754?
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

The vulnerability is an OS command injection (CWE-78) in IBM Cloud Pak for Data caused by insufficient validation of user-supplied input. An authenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands that execute with elevated privileges on the underlying system. No special user interaction is required beyond authentication.

Affected products

  • IBM Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2

Timeline

  • 2026-09-11: disclosed

References

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