Authenticated remote command-injection RCE in IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data — enterprise platform used broadly; high-impact for organizations running CP4D.
CVE-2026-82099
Authenticated command-injection RCE in IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data
Is CVE-2026-82099 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-82099 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 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-82099?
CVE-2026-82099 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-2026-82099?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-82099. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-82099 affect?
CVE-2026-82099 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-2026-82099?
Apply vendor fixes/mitigations when available; restrict DataStage access, enforce least privilege, monitor logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can execute OS commands => arbitrary code execution, host compromise, data theft and 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.