Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a signature verification bypass in the patch installer. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Published: 2026-10-08
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.  ProductVersions FixIBM Guardium Data Protection12.2 https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=12.2&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_12.0p233_FixPack&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

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History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-347

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a signature verification bypass in the patch installer. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Title IBM Guardium Data Protection Signature Verification Bypass
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm guardium Data Protection
Weaknesses CWE-362
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm guardium Data Protection
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Ibm Guardium Data Protection
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-09T15:14:29.208Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T14:12:55.240Z

Link: CVE-2026-84271

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Updated: 2026-10-08T20:58:41.582Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-08T20:17:37.610

Modified: 2026-10-09T16:17:31.173

Link: CVE-2026-84271

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:00:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-347

    Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')