CVE-2026-81623: IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
Published Sep 17, 2026
·Updated
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with low user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.
Affected Software
3 affected components
IBM Guardium Data Protection=12.2
IBM Guardium Data Protection<=12.2
IBM Guardium Data Protection<=12.1
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
IBM Guardium Data Protectionto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Patch SqlGuard_12.0p233_FixPack
Event History
Sep 17, 2026
CVE Published
via IBM·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Sep 18, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:25 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:25 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:17 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
The attacker must be authenticated to IBM Guardium Data Protection. The available information does not indicate that unauthenticated exploitation is possible.
2
What privileges could an attacker gain through exploitation?
An authenticated user could execute arbitrary commands with low user privileges on the affected system. The provided information does not state that administrative or root-level execution is obtained.