CVE-2026-84842

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to path traversal and arbitrary file deletion in the Datasource REST component. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to delete files and potentially cause denial of service or impact system integrity.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

01 Oct 2026, 15:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:::::::*
First Time		Ibm Ibm guardium Data Protection Linux Linux linux Kernel

29 Sep 2026, 18:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-29 18:17

Updated : 2026-10-01 15:46

NVD link : CVE-2026-84842

Mitre link : CVE-2026-84842

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-84842

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

ibm

guardium_data_protection

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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