What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-13686?

CVE-2025-13686 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data are affected by CVE-2025-13686?

CVE-2025-13686 presents moderate security risk, a OS command injection vulnerability rated CVSS 6.3. Exploitation could allow attackers to execute code or inject malicious input.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-13686?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Validate input sanitization for user-controlled parameters.

Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data CVE-2025-13686

MEDIUM

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2026-03-03 psirt@us.ibm.com

IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data

6.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:05 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 03, 2026 - 21:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2 through 5.3.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with normal user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input through the job subroutine component.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-78 (OS Command Injection). Affects the job subroutine component of Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data. IBM DataStage on Cloud Pak for Data 5.1.2 through 5.3.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with normal user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input through the job subroutine component.