CVE-2026-17481

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 55% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper output neutralization for logs.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
45%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283484

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17481(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 49× in last 7d / 52× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 03:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-20 23:26 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-20 23:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 19:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 15:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 11:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 07:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 19:22 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-19 15:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 11:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 07:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-18 15:16 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-18 15:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-18 11:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-18 07:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-18 03:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-17 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-17 13:59 UTCEG score recompute▲ 1.00
  4. 2026-08-17 13:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-17 13:58 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  6. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-17 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-16 17:04 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-16 17:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-16 05:38 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-16 05:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-15 18:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-15 06:47 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-15 06:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-14 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-14 17:34 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-14 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-14 16:44 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-14 16:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-14 08:47 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-14 08:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-13 21:21 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-13 20:57 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-13 20:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17481?
CVE-2026-17481 is a critical vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper output neutralization for logs.
When was CVE-2026-17481 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17481 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17481 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17481 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 55.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17481?
CVE-2026-17481 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17481?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17481, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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