CVE•Published 2026-08-13•Modified 2026-08-17•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-17481Ibm · Documentation_offline
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
19
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 81% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-13
Modified 2026-08-17
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-17481Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Ibm Documentation Offline"All exposed Ibm Documentation Offline instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Documentation Offline"HTTP body or banner mentions "Documentation Offline" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-17481Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-17481Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-17481Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-17481GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-17481" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.