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CVE-2026-84436VulnerabilityPublished

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to command injection in the certificate export CLI functionality

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-84436· Critical 9.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.1 Critical.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.1Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
IBMGuardium Data ProtectionAffected
  • =12.2
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict CLI access to trusted administrators only and monitor for suspicious activity. Avoid using the certificate export CLI functionality if possible until the issue is resolved.

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection version 12.2 contains a command injection vulnerability in its certificate export CLI functionality. This flaw allows a privileged authenticated CLI user to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected system. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 9.1, indicating critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No specific affected sub-versions or patch information is provided.

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