IBM Documentation Offline up to 1.4.1 neutralization

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6.3$5k-$25k0.50

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Documentation Offline up to 1.4.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to neutralization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-17481. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Documentation Offline up to 1.4.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a neutralization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-707. The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper output neutralization for logs.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-17481 since 07/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/13/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Neutralization
CWE: CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/26/2026 CVE reserved
08/13/2026 +18 days Advisory disclosed
08/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-17481 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-17481
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389885

Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2026 23:10
Changes: 08/13/2026 23:10 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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