CVE-2026-84198

Summary

A buffer overflow vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high severity impact. This flaw occurs in versions 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2, making them susceptible to remote code execution attacks.

Exploitability

Exploitation requires a remote attacker with no authentication needed, but may require specific input conditions to trigger the buffer overflow, making it moderately difficult to exploit in practice.

Blast radius

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to gain full control over affected Guardium systems, potentially leading to data exfiltration, system compromise, and lateral movement within the network.

Detection

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

Prioritized remediation

Upgrade to IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.3 or later to remediate this buffer overflow vulnerability.

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