---
id: "CVE-2026-80435"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-80435"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-80435"]
title: "IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data: XML injection leaks sensitive information"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["cloud-pak-for-data", "ibm-datastage", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["other-version"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T19:17:40+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T19:22:34+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T19:23:22+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80435", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T19:22:34+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data: XML injection leaks sensitive information

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-80435 (this .md is for agents)

IBM DataStage 5.4.0.0 on Cloud Pak for Data has an XML external entity (XXE) injection flaw. A remote attacker who already has an account can read sensitive information through it.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T19:22:34+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80435

## From the sources

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.4.0.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity (XXE) injection flaw.

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