MajorCritical vulnerability

CVE-2026-16672 (CVSS 8.8)

NVD · officialPublished Sep 22, 2026Risk 37/100EPSS 0.5%

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

Technical details

CVSS

8.8

AV:NetworkAC:LowPR:LowUI:NoneC:HighI:HighA:High

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