CVE-2026-84249 IBM Guardium Data Protection - Authentication Bypass

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 and 12.2.2 contain an authentication bypass caused by missing authentication for critical management functions, letting remote attackers execute arbitrary management operations, exploit requires no special privileges.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.41% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Authentication Bypass
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
8 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-306

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 12.2.2.

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

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