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CVE-2026-84247

HIGH 8.1

Published 2026-10-08 · Last modified 2026-10-09

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to a path traversal vulnerability.

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.1), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 31st percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

8.1CVSS 3.1 · HIGH

  • ConfidentialityNone
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓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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Affected

Vendors Ibm

Products Guardium Data Protection

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
IbmGuardium Data Protection12.1
IbmGuardium Data Protection12.2

All CVSS metrics

  • HIGH 8.1 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • HIGH 8.1 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
  • MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · NVD Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Patches & mitigations

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS