---
id: "CVE-2026-16325"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-16325"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-16325"]
title: "IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data: header input lets an attacker run scripts"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 4.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["cloud-pak-for-data", "datastage", "ibm", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["other-versions"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T18:17:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T18:22:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T18:23:01+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16325", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T18:22:22+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data: header input lets an attacker run scripts

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-16325 (this .md is for agents)

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 does not properly neutralize input in the X-Forwarded-Host header. A remote attacker with a valid login can use this to execute arbitrary scripts.

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

## How to check

- Check whether the deployment runs IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data version `5.4.0.0`

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T18:22:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16325

## From the sources

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary scripts due to improper neutralization of input in the X-Forwarded-Host header.

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