CVE-2026-81549

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.69.6—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 9.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of the X-Forwarded-Proto header.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6(high)
EG Risk
43(Track)
EG Risk 43/100SSVC: 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
Severity96% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
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EPSS %ILE
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KEV
Not listed

Published

September 24, 2026

Last Modified

September 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 24, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288649

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81549(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 9× in last 7d / 9× 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. 2026-09-25 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-25 04:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-25 00:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 19:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-24 16:35 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-24 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-24 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-24 14:48 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-24 14:47 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-81549?
CVE-2026-81549 is a critical vulnerability published on September 24, 2026. IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of the X-Forwarded-Proto header.
When was CVE-2026-81549 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81549 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81549?
CVE-2026-81549 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81549?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81549, 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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