CVE-2026-84230
HIGH 7.5IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to a race condition resulting from concurrent unsynchronized writes to a shared map.
ELEVATED IMPACT
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 17th percentile
○ In CISA KEV
○ Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
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Test against your own equipment
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Ibm | Guardium Data Protection | 12.2.2 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - MEDIUM 5.9 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H