Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-16725 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-16725 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16725?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 4 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge 4.0.0 through 5.4.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-16725?
- Yes: fixed in Watson Speech Services Cartridge 5.4.0 Patch 8. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-16725 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-16725?
- Check whether you run IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge 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: Watson Speech Services Cartridge 5.4.0 Patch 8
Technical details
A path traversal vulnerability in the LangSmith SDK's TracingMiddleware component allows authenticated remote attackers to specify malicious paths in HTTP requests, bypassing directory restrictions and reading arbitrary files from the local filesystem. The vulnerability affects versions 4.0.0 through 5.4.0 and requires prior authentication; fixed versions are available via patch 8 for 5.4.0.
Affected products
- IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge 4.0.0 through 5.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-22: disclosed