CVE-2026-84081: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation in IBM Guardium Data Protection
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper certificate validation.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-84081 is a vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 caused by improper certificate validation (CWE-295). This weakness allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, which can result in complete compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction, but requires high attack complexity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass security controls, leading to full compromise of the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive data and disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor IBM's advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, consider restricting network access to the affected service and applying compensating controls if possible.
CVE-2026-84081: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation in IBM Guardium Data Protection
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to improper certificate validation.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
IBM
Guardium Data Protection
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-84081 is a vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 caused by improper certificate validation (CWE-295). This weakness allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, which can result in complete compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction, but requires high attack complexity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass security controls, leading to full compromise of the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could result in unauthorized access to sensitive data and disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor IBM's advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, consider restricting network access to the affected service and applying compensating controls if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-01T06:20:30.700Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aad98c555bf5e2cf57b88a1
Added to database: 09/18/2026, 20:02:13 UTC
Last enriched: 09/18/2026, 20:16:47 UTC
Last updated: 09/19/2026, 02:01:24 UTC
Views: 7
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