CVE-2026-84057: IBM Guardium Data Protection OS command injection

CVE-2026-84057 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-10-08

IBM Guardium Data Protection is a security monitoring and auditing platform used to protect databases and sensitive data. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands without authentication due to improper neutralization of special characters in command processing, potentially leading to complete system compromise and data theft.

Technologies: IBM Guardium Data Protection. Vendors: IBM.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-84057 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-84057 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-84057?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 8 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1, 12.2.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-84057?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-84057 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-84057?
Check whether you run IBM Guardium Data Protection at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is an OS command injection (CWE-78) in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2.2 where user-supplied input is not properly sanitized before being used in OS command execution. The attack vector is network-based with no authentication required, allowing a remote attacker to inject malicious commands that execute with the privileges of the Guardium service.

Affected products

  • IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1, 12.2.2

Timeline

  • 2026-10-08: disclosed

References

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