Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-80425 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-80425 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-80425?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 23 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM DataStage 5.4.0.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-80425?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-80425 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-80425?
- Check whether you run IBM DataStage 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.
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper neutralization of special elements in OS command construction, allowing authenticated users to inject shell metacharacters through user inputs. Network-accessible DataStage instances require only valid authentication credentials, with no additional user interaction needed to trigger command execution. A successful exploit grants the attacker arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the DataStage process.
Affected products
- IBM DataStage 5.4.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-09-23: disclosed