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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-13686

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2 through 5.3.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with normal user privileges on the system due t…

Published Mar 3, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · datastage on cloud pak for data

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13686. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of datastage on cloud pak for data is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.36%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe ibm/datastage on cloud pak for data

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2 through 5.3.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with normal user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input through the job subroutine component.

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  • cpe ibm/datastage on cloud pak for dataversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-13686

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13686. EPSS is 0.36%. Act only if a listed version of datastage on cloud pak for data is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 0.36%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 3, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2 through 5.3.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with normal user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input through the job subroutine component.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2 through 5.3.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with normal user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input through the job subroutine component.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-13686

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-13686

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-13686

    IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2 through 5.3.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with normal user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input through the job subroutine component.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.