{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-81212","assignerOrgId":"9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"ibm","dateReserved":"2026-08-26T17:04:33.191Z","datePublished":"2026-10-20T21:58:51.662Z","dateUpdated":"2026-10-20T21:58:51.662Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522","shortName":"ibm","dateUpdated":"2026-10-20T21:58:51.662Z"},"title":"DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data Improper Authorization","problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","cweId":"CWE-285","description":"CWE-285 Improper Authorization","type":"CWE"}]}],"affected":[{"vendor":"IBM","product":"DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"5.4.0.0"}],"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:ibm:datastage_on_cloud_pak_for_data:5.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]}],"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 allows an unauthenticated user to perform an arbitrary write into shared Redis under any tenant's key. This collapses the platform's credential-encryption boundary and lets an anonymous caller poison any tenant's cached flow parameters.","supportingMedia":[{"type":"text/html","base64":false,"value":"<p>IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 allows an unauthenticated user to perform an arbitrary write into shared Redis under any tenant's key. This collapses the platform's credential-encryption boundary and lets an anonymous caller poison any tenant's cached flow parameters.</p>"}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289603","tags":["vendor-advisory","patch"]}],"metrics":[{"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}],"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"CHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseSeverity":"CRITICAL","baseScore":10,"vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N"}}],"solutions":[{"lang":"en","value":"IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data.\n\nProduct(s)Version(s) number and/or range Remediation/Fix/InstructionsDataStage on Cloud Pak for Data5.4.0.0\n\nUpgrade to 5.4 patch 8 or later by following these  instructions https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/software-hub/5.4.x .","supportingMedia":[{"type":"text/html","base64":false,"value":"<div><p><strong>IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data.</strong></p><div><table><tbody><tr><td>Product(s)</td><td>Version(s) number and/or range </td><td>Remediation/Fix/Instructions</td></tr><tr><td>DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data</td><td>5.4.0.0</td><td><p>Upgrade to 5.4 patch 8 or later by following these <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/software-hub/5.4.x?topic=overview-available-patches-software-hub-version-540\" rel=\"nofollow\">instructions</a>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p></div>"}]}]}}}