CVE-2026-84078: IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.
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IBM Security Guardium is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.
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Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
IBM Guardium Data Protectionto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 12.2Patch SqlGuard_12.0p233_FixPack - Compensating control
Until the update is applied, restrict access to the load balancer/LoadBalancerServlet endpoint so that only authenticated/authorized users can reach privileged load-balancer operations.