Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-82094 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-82094 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-82094?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 24 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM DataStage 5.4.0.0.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-82094?
- 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-2026-82094 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-82094?
- 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 is a classic path traversal (CWE-22) in DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 that allows authenticated attackers to bypass directory restrictions and read arbitrary files via improper pathname validation. Attack requires network access and valid authentication credentials, with no user interaction needed. An attacker can disclose sensitive information from unrestricted directories; a patch or update is recommended to properly validate and restrict pathname access.
Affected products
- IBM DataStage 5.4.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-09-24: disclosed