Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-2700 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-2700 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-2700?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 8 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.4 through 4.8.5, 5.0.0 through 5.4.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-2700?
- Yes: fixed in 5.4.4. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-2700 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-2700?
- Check whether you run IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for 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: 5.4.4
Technical details
The vulnerability is an improper access control flaw (CWE-284) in the backend API enforcement layer. Low-privileged authenticated users can directly invoke administrative API endpoints, bypassing UI-level authorization checks because the backend fails to properly enforce role-based access control. This requires network access and valid low-privileged credentials but no user interaction.
Affected products
- IBM watsonx Orchestrate Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data 4.8.4 through 4.8.5, 5.0.0 through 5.4.2
Timeline
- 2026-11-08: disclosed