IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the create csr wildcard CLI command. (CVE-2026-81669)
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the create csr wildcard CLI command. An authenticated privileged CLI user can inject arbitrary shell commands through the alias input, resulting in command execution with root privileges.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-81669 describes a command injection vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection version 12.2. The flaw exists in the create csr wildcard CLI command, where an authenticated privileged user can inject arbitrary shell commands through the alias input parameter. Successful exploitation results in execution of commands with root privileges, potentially compromising the system integrity and confidentiality.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated privileged CLI access can execute arbitrary commands as root, leading to full system compromise including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official remediation information is currently provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict privileged CLI access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the create csr wildcard command.
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the create csr wildcard CLI command. (CVE-2026-81669)
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the create csr wildcard CLI command. An authenticated privileged CLI user can inject arbitrary shell commands through the alias input, resulting in command execution with root privileges.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-81669 describes a command injection vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection version 12.2. The flaw exists in the create csr wildcard CLI command, where an authenticated privileged user can inject arbitrary shell commands through the alias input parameter. Successful exploitation results in execution of commands with root privileges, potentially compromising the system integrity and confidentiality.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated privileged CLI access can execute arbitrary commands as root, leading to full system compromise including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official remediation information is currently provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict privileged CLI access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious activity related to the create csr wildcard command.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-97mm-h99g-pggx
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-81669"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aade4e455bf5e2cf5ed9ed1
Added to database: 09/19/2026, 01:27:00 UTC
Last enriched: 09/19/2026, 01:32:07 UTC
Last updated: 09/19/2026, 04:01:23 UTC
Views: 3
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