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title: "CVE-2026-81656: IBM Guardium Data Protection - SQL Injection"
description: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 contains a sql injection caused by improper sanitization in the New Query Builder REST Processor, letting low-privileged authenticated users access or modify data, exploit requires authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-81656/
---

# CVE-2026-81656 IBM Guardium Data Protection - SQL Injection

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 contains a sql injection caused by improper sanitization in the New Query Builder REST Processor, letting low-privileged authenticated users access or modify data, exploit requires authentication.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.44% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81656)

## Details

Type

SQL Injection

Impact

Information Disclosure, Data Tampering, Denial Of Service

CVSS vector

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

Published

18 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-89](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/89.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of IBM Guardium Data Protection.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81656](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81656)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040)

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