CVE-2026-17473

IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution

Published Aug 13, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. Product(s)Version(s) number and/or range Remediation/Fix/InstructionsIBM Documentation Offline1.0.0 - 1.4.1Download and install latest release (1.5.1)

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:documentation_offline:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title IBM Documentation Offline is vulnerable to information disclosure, session forgery and remote code execution
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm documentation Offline
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:documentation_offline:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:documentation_offline:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm documentation Offline
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Aug 14, 2026, 4:35 PM
Reserved
Jul 25, 2026, 9:23 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 13, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Aug 25, 2026, 12:59 PM