CVE-2026-17473

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IBM Documentation Offline Path Traversal Vulnerability

Publication date: 2026-08-13

Last updated on: 2026-08-25

Assigner: IBM Corporation

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.

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Published

2026-08-13

Last Modified

2026-08-25

Generated

2026-09-03

AI Q&A

2026-08-14

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-01

NVD

CVE-2026-17473

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ibm	documentation_offline	From 1.0.0 (inc) to 1.4.1 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-22	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.

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Executive Summary

IBM Documentation Offline versions 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 have a vulnerability where a remote attacker could read arbitrary files due to improper restriction of file paths to a limited directory.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves improper path restriction allowing file read access. Detection requires checking IBM Documentation Offline versions 1.0.0 through 1.4.1 for exposed file paths. Inspect server configurations for unrestricted directory traversal paths. Review access logs for unusual file read requests targeting sensitive directories.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows an attacker to access sensitive files on your system remotely, potentially exposing confidential or proprietary information without authentication.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could allow unauthorized access to arbitrary files, which may include sensitive personal or health data. This could lead to violations of GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information privacy) due to unauthorized data exposure.

Mitigation Strategies

Update IBM Documentation Offline to a version beyond 1.4.1 to address the arbitrary file read vulnerability. Ensure proper access controls are in place to restrict unauthorized file access.

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