CVE-2026-16713 IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution

Medium 4.3 Published 13 Aug 2026 Updated 17 Aug 2026

A security misconfiguration in IBM Documentation Offline allows remote attackers to access sensitive information and potentially execute code.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-16713?

CVE-2026-16713 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Documentation Offline, published on 13 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 IBM Documentation could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to a security misconfiguration where the documentation server binds to an unrestricted IP address.

Weakness: CWE-1327

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16713?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Documentation Offline.

How do I fix CVE-2026-16713?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16713 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-16713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wv43-5q36-5wg7.