Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-17468IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Documentation Offline 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 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to forge valid session tokens due to the use of a hardcoded cryptographic key.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Documentation Offline | 1.0.0 – through 1.4.1 |
Weakness: CWE-321 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283484 vendor-advisory, patch