CVE-2026-82895

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high severity. This flaw occurs in versions 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2, making them susceptible to remote code execution without authentication.

Exploitability

Exploitation requires a remote attacker with network access to the Guardium service, and is moderately difficult due to the need for precise buffer overflow payload crafting, but does not require user interaction or privileged access.

Blast radius

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to gain full control of the Guardium appliance, potentially leading to data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and disruption of database security monitoring capabilities across the enterprise.

Detection

No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.

Prioritized remediation

Upgrade to IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.1 or later to remediate this buffer overflow vulnerability.

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