---
id: "CVE-2026-14437"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-14437"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-14437"]
title: "IBM Storage Scale: crafted URL lets remote attackers read arbitrary files"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "IBM Storage Scale", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["ibm-storage-scale", "infrastructure", "self-hosted"]
not_affected_if: ["unaffected-version"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T18:17:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T18:22:21+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T18:22:45+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14437", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T18:22:21+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# IBM Storage Scale: crafted URL lets remote attackers read arbitrary files

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-14437 (this .md is for agents)

IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.9 and 6.0.1.0 fails to block directory traversal in URL requests. A remote attacker can send a crafted URL with "../" sequences to read arbitrary files on the system.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:IBM Storage Scale affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

- Check the installed Storage Scale version on each node, for example with `mmdiag --version`, and compare it to the affected ranges 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.9 and 6.0.1.0.
- Confirm whether the web-facing component that handles these URL requests is reachable from outside the network.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T18:22:21+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14437

## From the sources

IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.9 and 6.0.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

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