# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 22 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jr48-8c9j-r4v6

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14753?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14754/): IBM Cloud Pak for Data is vulnerable to OS command injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-36769](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36769/): IBM Cloud Pak for Data file upload (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-26023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-26023/): IBM Planning Analytics Cartridge for Cloud Pak for Data information disclosure (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2025-0719](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-0719/): IBM Cloud Pak for Data cross-site scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-27540](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27540/): IBM Watson CP4D Data Stores denial of service (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14753 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cloud Pak for Data. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14753/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14753/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14753
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14753
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-14753

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14753/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.