Affects IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data, a widely used enterprise data integration platform; high-impact DoS could disrupt business operations.
CVE-2026-82100
Path traversal in IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data enables remote authenticated DoS.
Is CVE-2026-82100 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-82100 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 0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-82100?
CVE-2026-82100 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.6. 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-2026-82100?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-82100, 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-2026-82100 affect?
CVE-2026-82100 affects IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0, Cloud Pak for Data deployments using DataStage. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-82100?
Review IBM advisory, apply vendor patch/mitigations asap; restrict access and enforce MFA.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote authenticated attacker can exploit path traversal to cause service disruption/denial of service of DataStage and platform availability.
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.