CVE-2026-84198 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

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 no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Ibm	Guardium Data Protection

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291674

History

Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection::::::::

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.
Title		Multiple vulnerabilities affect the Sniffer component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
First Time appeared		Ibm Ibm guardium Data Protection
Weaknesses		CWE-120
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:::::::* 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/7291674
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2026-10-08T21:28:30.483Z

Updated: 2026-10-10T03:55:29.541Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T11:03:01.348Z

Link: CVE-2026-84198

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T14:43:20.851Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-08T22:17:33.457

Modified: 2026-10-15T00:05:28.190

Link: CVE-2026-84198

Redhat

No data.

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