Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-16725IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge is vulnerable to a Path Traversal in LangSmith
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Watson Speech Services Cartridge from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge 4.0.0 through 5.4.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files from the local filesystem due to path traversal.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Watson Speech Services Cartridge | 4.0.0 – through 5.4.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293534 vendor-advisory, patch