# CVE-2026-81859: Multiple security vulnerabilities are addressed with IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation iFixes for August 2026.

> A local attacker can obtain sensitive information due to the use of a broken cryptographic algorithm in IBM Enterprise Records.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 4 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fmfp-h99j-mw6r

## What is CVE-2026-81859?

CVE-2026-81859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation, published on 4 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CP4BA - IBM Enterprise Records could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm.

Weakness: CWE-327 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81859?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-81859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-81859 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-81859 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-81859 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation, published on 4 Sep 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-2026-81859 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation. 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-2026-81859/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81859/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81859
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81859
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-81859

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81859/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.