Auth RCE in widely used enterprise ETL (IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data) that can allow execution of arbitrary OS commands and disrupt data pipelines and operations.
CVE-2026-80412
Authenticated RCE in IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data via unescaped connector properties
Is CVE-2026-80412 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-80412 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 0.54% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-80412?
CVE-2026-80412 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-2026-80412?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-80412, 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-2026-80412 affect?
CVE-2026-80412 affects IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0, DataStage OSH script generation component. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-80412?
Apply vendor patch when available, restrict DataStage access, review jobs and rotate credentials
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated remote code execution: attacker can run OS commands as DataStage process, enabling data theft, pipeline tampering, or lateral movement.
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.