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title: "CVE-2026-84209: IBM Guardium Data Protection - SQL Injection"
description: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 and 12.1 contain a SQL injection caused by improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-84209/
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# CVE-2026-84209 IBM Guardium Data Protection - SQL Injection

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 and 12.1 contain a SQL injection caused by improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary SQL commands, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.30% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84209)

## Details

Type

SQL Injection

Impact

SQL Injection, Information Disclosure, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

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

Published

8 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest available version.

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-2026-84209](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84209)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288832](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288832)

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