CVE-2026-84436: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in IBM Guardium Data Protection
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to command injection in the certificate export CLI functionality, allowing a privileged authenticated CLI user to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-84436 is an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2. The vulnerability exists in the certificate export command-line interface, where improper neutralization of special elements allows a privileged authenticated user to execute arbitrary OS commands with root-level privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.1, indicating a critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables a privileged authenticated CLI user to execute arbitrary commands as root, leading to full system compromise including unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
No explicit patch or remediation information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the IBM vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict CLI access to trusted administrators only and monitor for suspicious activity.
CVE-2026-84436: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in IBM Guardium Data Protection
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to command injection in the certificate export CLI functionality, allowing a privileged authenticated CLI user to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
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-2026-84436 is an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2. The vulnerability exists in the certificate export command-line interface, where improper neutralization of special elements allows a privileged authenticated user to execute arbitrary OS commands with root-level privileges. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 9.1, indicating a critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables a privileged authenticated CLI user to execute arbitrary commands as root, leading to full system compromise including unauthorized data access, modification, or disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
No explicit patch or remediation information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the IBM vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict CLI access to trusted administrators only and monitor for suspicious activity.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-01T19:14:00.582Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6abbfdc7d97b1f57a5a2223c
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 18:04:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 18:06:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 18:52:08 UTC
Views: 7
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