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IBM Documentation Offline CVE-2026-16713

| EUVDEUVD-2026-58366 MEDIUM
Binding to an Unrestricted IP Address (CWE-1327)
2026-08-13 ibm GHSA-wv43-5q36-5wg7
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY
MEDIUM
qualitative
NVD
5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
4.3 MEDIUM

Adjacent vector (AV:A) confines exploitation to local network segments; no authentication required (PR:N); impact is limited to low confidentiality disclosure of documentation content with no integrity or availability effect.

3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
Aug 17, 2026 - 16:52 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM) 5.3 (MEDIUM)
Analysis Generated
Aug 13, 2026 - 20:51 vuln.today

DescriptionNVD

IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 IBM Documentation could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to a security misconfiguration where the documentation server binds to an unrestricted IP address.

AnalysisAI

Information disclosure in IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 exposes sensitive documentation content to unauthenticated adjacent network attackers due to the server binding to an unrestricted IP address (0.0.0.0 or equivalent) rather than restricting to localhost. The CVSS vector (AV:A/PR:N) confirms exploitation requires no credentials and is limited to the local network segment - internet-facing exploitation is not possible. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Gain adjacent network access
Exploit
Scan local subnet for documentation server port
Execution
Send unauthenticated HTTP request to exposed server
Impact
Retrieve sensitive documentation content

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation IBM Documentation Offline must be installed, actively running, and bound to an unrestricted IP address (the vulnerable default behavior in versions 1.0.0-1.4.1). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS base score of 4.3 with vector AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N accurately reflects a moderate but structurally constrained risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker connected to the same local network segment (office LAN, Wi-Fi, or shared VLAN) as a host running IBM Documentation Offline discovers the listening port via a local network scan, then issues unauthenticated HTTP requests directly to the server's IP address to retrieve documentation content. No credentials or special tooling are required beyond a basic HTTP client or web browser. …
Remediation Apply the vendor-released patch per IBM advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283484; the exact fixed version is not independently confirmed from the available data and should be verified against the advisory. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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