CVE-2026-81212 DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data Improper Authorization
Critical 10.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-81212 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-81212 is a critical vulnerability in IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: IBM DataStage on 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-2026-81212/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81212/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-81212?
CVE-2026-81212 is a critical vulnerability in IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Official description
IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 allows an unauthenticated user to perform an arbitrary write into shared Redis under any tenant's key. This collapses the platform's credential-encryption boundary and lets an anonymous caller poison any tenant's cached flow parameters.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81212?
How do I fix CVE-2026-81212?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-81212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-94v7-vrp8-c6rw.