CVE-2026-17481 (GCVE-0-2026-17481)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-13 20:38 – Updated: 2026-08-14 16:28
VLAI
Title
IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
Summary
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper output neutralization for logs.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-14 16:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-117 - Improper Output Neutralization for Logs
Assigner
ibm
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283484 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Documentation Offline Affected: 1.0.0 , ≤ 1.4.1 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:documentation_offline:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:documentation_offline:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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