Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-80435 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-80435 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-80435?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5, published 8 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data 5.4.0.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-80435?
- 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-2026-80435 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-80435?
- Check whether you run IBM Datastage On 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.
Technical details
The vulnerability is an XXE injection flaw in DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information. The attack requires authentication and network access, with a CVSS score of 5.0 indicating low to moderate impact. This is a classic XXE vulnerability (CWE-611) where improper XML parsing enables information disclosure.
Affected products
- IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-11-08: disclosed