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title: "CVE-2026-84034: IBM Guardium Data Protection - Hardcoded Credentials"
description: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 contains a hardcoded credentials vulnerability in hardware_assess/obstore binaries, letting low-privileged authenticated users recover master secrets and access internal database."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-84034/
---

# CVE-2026-84034 IBM Guardium Data Protection - Hardcoded Credentials

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 contains a hardcoded credentials vulnerability in hardware\_assess/obstore binaries, letting low-privileged authenticated users recover master secrets and access internal database.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.42% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84034)

## Details

Type

Hardcoded Credentials

Impact

Information Disclosure

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-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest available version that addresses this vulnerability.

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-2026-84034](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84034)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040)

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