CVE-2026-17468 IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
Remote attackers can forge session tokens and execute code due to a hardcoded cryptographic key in IBM Documentation Offline.
- 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-2026-17468?
CVE-2026-17468 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Documentation Offline, published on 13 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to forge valid session tokens due to the use of a hardcoded cryptographic key.
Weakness: CWE-321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17468?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Documentation Offline.
How do I fix CVE-2026-17468?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17468 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-17468 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17468 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Documentation Offline
- CVE-2026-17482 IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
- CVE-2026-17481 IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
- CVE-2026-17473 IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
- CVE-2026-16713 IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vg5w-cvp2-cj2p.