CVE-2026-84875

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, potentially enabling attackers to gain full system control.

Exploitability

Exploitation requires a remote attacker with low privileges and involves a complex buffer overflow that may need specific input conditions to trigger successfully.

Blast radius

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Guardium systems, potentially leading to data breaches, privilege escalation, or complete system compromise.

Detection

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

Prioritized remediation

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

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