CVE-2026-81554

HIGHNVD 6.58.8▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-11. NVD baseline CVSS 6.5; sources differ by 2.3.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: 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 an absolute-path traversal vulnerability.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
54%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 10, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data has several vulnerabilities due to open source software

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286562

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81554(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 27× in last 7d / 65× 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 04:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 16:42 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 16:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 04:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-24 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-23 16:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-23 03:56 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-23 03:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-22 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-22 03:33 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 03:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-21 03:08 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-21 03:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-20 14:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-20 02:43 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-20 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-19 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-19 02:15 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-19 02:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 13:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 01:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 13:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 01:16 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-17 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-16 13:04 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 00:53 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-16 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 00:52 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  15. 2026-09-15 20:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 07:59 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-14 19:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 07:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 19:23 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-13 19:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-13 07:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 19:00 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-12 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-12 06:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-11 18:34 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-11 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 17:44 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-11 17:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-11 15:08 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-11 15:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-09-11 10:35 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-11 10:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-10 22:19 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-10 21:35 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-09-10 21:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81554?
CVE-2026-81554 is a high vulnerability published on September 10, 2026. IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an absolute-path traversal vulnerability.
When was CVE-2026-81554 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81554 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 10, 2026, with the most recent update on September 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81554 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81554 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 46.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81554?
CVE-2026-81554 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81554?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81554, 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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