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CVE-2026-84237VulnerabilityPublished

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-84237· Low 3.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.1 Low.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 00:32 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.1Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (ibm)CVSS 3.13.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Nov 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 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
IBMGuardium Data ProtectionAffected
  • =12.2.4
Fixed in–
Mavencom.ibm/guardium-data-protectionpkg:maven/com.ibm/guardium-data-protectionOther threatsAffected
  • =12.2.4
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Since the vulnerability requires authentication and has high attack complexity, organizations should monitor vendor advisories for updates. Until a fix is released, restrict access to trusted users and consider additional access controls to limit exposure.

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection version 12.2.4 contains a vulnerability that could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information by exploiting improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-22 (Path Traversal).

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