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title: "CVE-2026-82891: IBM Guardium Data Protection - Hardcoded Credentials"
description: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2 contain a hardcoded credentials vulnerability caused by use of a hard-coded cryptographic key, letting remote attackers obtain sensitive information, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-82891/
---

# CVE-2026-82891 IBM Guardium Data Protection - Hardcoded Credentials

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2 contain a hardcoded credentials vulnerability caused by use of a hard-coded cryptographic key, letting remote attackers obtain sensitive information, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82891)

## Details

Type

Hardcoded Credentials

Impact

Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

20 October 2026

Updated

21 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-321](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/321.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version that addresses the hard-coded cryptographic key issue.

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-2026-82891](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82891)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293014](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293014)

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