Hard-coded credentials in IBM Guardium Data Protection expose data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1 and 12.2 are affected. The product uses hard-coded credentials (CWE-798). A remote attacker without privileges can obtain sensitive information.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to use of hard-coded credentials.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for IBM Guardium Data Protection.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84891
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-10 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 Alias added: GHSA-w2hj-jxpf-368j
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · NVD
References
More IBM Guardium Data Protection vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-69784 Path traversal in IBM Guardium Data Protection Sniffer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-57816 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-57224 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-56781 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-56316 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-55517 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-84891 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84891 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w2hj-jxpf-368j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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