CVE-2026-84271 | BDVDB-2026-384539 Detail

IBMGuardium Data Protection

Description#

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a signature verification bypass in the patch installer. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

References#

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-10-08Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-10-09Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-10-08
Last modified: 2026-10-09

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: Guardium Data Protection

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

7.8 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 0.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Race Condition

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
12.2
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).