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

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

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 17 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wv43-5q36-5wg7

## 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 (Binding to an Unrestricted IP Address)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16713?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Documentation Offline

- [CVE-2026-17482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17482/): IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-17481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17481/): IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-17473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17473/): IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-17468](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17468/): IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-16713 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: IBM Documentation Offline. 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-2026-16713/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16713/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16713
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16713
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-16713

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-16713/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.