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CVE-2026-81212

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 allows an unauthenticated user to perform an arbitrary…

Risk score
79/100
CVSS
10.0 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.3%
Published
20 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 has a vulnerability allowing an unauthenticated user to perform arbitrary writes to shared Redis, potentially poisoning cached flow parameters.
Affected
{'products': ['IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data'], 'packages': [], 'versions': ['5.4.0.0']}
Fix
Check the linked advisory for the concrete fix.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Amber

  • CVSS 10.0 critical
  • Remotely exploitable without logging in
  • On your watchlist: redis

References

Original description

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 allows an unauthenticated user to perform an arbitrary write into shared Redis under any tenant's key. This collapses the platform's credential-encryption boundary and lets an anonymous caller poison any tenant's cached flow parameters.

Last activity 20 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.