CVE-2026-84245
IBM Guardium Data Protection Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Oct 8, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 10, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 1, 2026
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in the cp_wrapper component. A low-privileged local user could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges and access or modify sensitive system files.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | ibm |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Guardium Data ProtectionIBM |
|
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035vendor-advisorypatch
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