CVE-2026-84891

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to use of hard-coded credentials.

CVSS v3 5.9 MEDIUM

5.9^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291675	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

15 Oct 2026, 17:05

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Ibm guardium Data Protection Ibm
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291675 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291675 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection::::::::

08 Oct 2026, 22:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-08 22:17

Updated : 2026-10-15 17:05

NVD link : CVE-2026-84891

Mitre link : CVE-2026-84891

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-84891

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Products Affected

ibm

guardium_data_protection

CWE

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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