CVE-2026-81657 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the deserialization of untrusted data.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Guardium Data Protection

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040

History

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the deserialization of untrusted data.
Title		IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm guardium Data Protection
Weaknesses		CWE-502
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ibm Ibm guardium Data Protection
References		https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2026-09-18T19:27:48.854Z

Updated: 2026-09-23T03:55:43.175Z

Reserved: 2026-08-27T09:52:12.824Z

Link: CVE-2026-81657

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T15:37:58.619Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-18T20:17:23.997

Modified: 2026-10-06T14:27:08.077

Link: CVE-2026-81657

Redhat

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