CVE-2026-84032: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation in IBM Guardium Data Protection
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection version 12.2.2 contains a vulnerability due to improper certificate validation. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-295 and has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 5.6.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.6medium
Affected software
IBM
Guardium Data Protection
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-84032 describes an improper certificate validation vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2. This weakness could enable a remote attacker to intercept and potentially alter communications by exploiting the failure to properly validate certificates, facilitating a man-in-the-middle attack.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, including interception and modification of data in transit. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a low level.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official remediation information is provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the IBM vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, consider restricting network access to trusted sources and monitoring for suspicious activity related to certificate validation failures.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-01T02:04:42.070Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac80fe22cdf04f65639c881
Added to database: 10/08/2026, 21:49:22 UTC
Last enriched: 10/08/2026, 22:04:18 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 22:28:10 UTC
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