Affects IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data, an enterprise data platform used across industries; authenticated RCE risk can disrupt data pipelines and operations.
CVE-2026-82097
Authenticated SSRF in IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data enabling remote code execution.
Is CVE-2026-82097 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-82097 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 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-82097?
CVE-2026-82097 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-2026-82097?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-82097. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-82097 affect?
CVE-2026-82097 affects IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0, Cloud Pak for Data deployments running DataStage. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-82097?
Apply vendor updates/mitigations, restrict DataStage network access, and audit logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can exploit SSRF to achieve remote code execution on DataStage, enabling data theft, lateral movement, and persistent 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.