# CVE-2026-14437: IBM Storage Scale Path Traversal

Status: published. Published: 2026-11-08. Updated: 2026-11-08.

IBM Storage Scale 5.2.3.0 through 5.2.3.9 and 6.0.1.0 could allow a remote attacker to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to view arbitrary files on the system.

## Remediation

- fix: For IBM Storage Scale Container Native (CSI is bundled with it)

  *  5.2.3.x:  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/scalecontainernative/5.2.3 
  *  6.0.1.x:   https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/scalecontainernative/6.0.1 



CSI standalone:

  *  2.14.x:  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/scalecsi/2.14.x 
  *  3.1.x:  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/scalecsi/3.1.x (source: CNA: ibm)
- fix: The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches. (source: CNA: ibm) — https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291295

## Affected products and versions

- IBM / Storage Scale Container Native and CSI: 6.0.1.0 (affected, semver); ≥ 5.2.3.0; ≤ 5.2.3.9 (affected, semver). Source: CNA: ibm

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 6.5 (medium); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N; source: CNA: ibm

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: Not available

- Weaknesses: CWE-22

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291295 (CNA: ibm; vendor-advisory, patch)

## Provenance

- CNA: ibm: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14437; retrieved 2026-11-08; source updated 2026-11-08

Revision: 7831ee4d298f94e4c2736fd3e352b434d61a855ba150b3f9632474dd79712455

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