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CVE-2026-17473

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Published: Aug 13, 2026Modified: Aug 25, 2026

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7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com (Secondary)

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 (1)

Ibm
1 product
Documentation Offline
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Documentation Offline
From 1.0.0 to 1.4.1

Related CWEs

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References (1)

Source: psirt@us.ibm.com
Vendor Advisory

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