Affects IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data, an enterprise-grade, widely used ETL platform; authenticated RCE could disrupt operations and data across many organizations.
CVE-2026-17102
Authenticated command-injection in IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0.
Is CVE-2026-17102 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-17102 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.78% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-17102?
CVE-2026-17102 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-17102?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-17102, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-17102 affect?
CVE-2026-17102 affects IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-17102?
Apply vendor update when available; restrict access, rotate credentials, and audit logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated command injection allows arbitrary OS command execution; can lead to data theft, lateral movement, or host compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected5.4.0.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.