Assessment
Why it matters
EPSS is 0.5%; technical severity is CVSS 9.8.
IBM Documentation Offline 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper control of file paths.
Who should care
- Teams operating Documentation Offline
- Vulnerability and exposure management teams
- Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity
Response plan
What I would do
- Confirm whether Documentation Offline is present in the environment.
- Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
- IBM Security advisory 7283484
- Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
- Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.
Treatment intelligence
Remediation intelligence
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Technical details
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-73
- Affected versions
- IBM Documentation Offline (Start Including 1.0.0, End Excluding 1.5.1)
- Fixed versions
- IBM Documentation Offline (Fixed from 1.5.1)
- Published
- 13 August 2026
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
Signal timeline
- CVE published
- Latest EPSS score: 0.5%
- Signal calculated at 14