CVE-2026-84884: IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
Published Sep 17, 2026
·Updated
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 stores internal REST service-account passwords in a reversible plaintext-equivalent format. An authenticated attacker who gains access to the stored credential could recover the password and obtain an administrative REST access token.
Affected Software
2 affected components
IBM Guardium Data Protection<=12.1
IBM Guardium Data Protection<=12.2
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 25, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What level of access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?
The attacker must be authenticated and able to access the stored internal REST service-account credential.
2
What could an attacker do after recovering the stored password?
They could use the recovered password to obtain an administrative REST access token.