CVE-2025-14753 IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to path traversal
Remote attackers can traverse directories to view arbitrary files on IBM Cloud Pak for Data systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14753?
CVE-2025-14753 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Data, published on 18 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14753?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Cloud Pak for Data.
How do I fix CVE-2025-14753?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2025-14753 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14753 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Cloud Pak for Data
- CVE-2025-14754 IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to OS command injection
- CVE-2022-36769 IBM Cloud Pak for Data file upload
- CVE-2023-26023 IBM Planning Analytics Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data information disclosure
- CVE-2025-0719 IBM Cloud Pak for Data cross-site scripting
- CVE-2023-27540 IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores denial of service
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jr48-8c9j-r4v6.