Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-17473IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal 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 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.9% 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 read arbitrary files due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Documentation Offline | 1.0.0 – through 1.4.1 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283484 vendor-advisory, patch