# CVE-2026-84064: IBM Guardium Data Protection SQL injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-84064-ibm-guardium-data-protection-12-2-could-allow-a-remote  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-18. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-84064 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.9 · Published 2026-09-18

IBM Guardium Data Protection is a database security and monitoring appliance used to protect sensitive data and audit database activity. A remote authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary SQL commands through the application, allowing them to view, modify, or delete database records and potentially compromise confidential information stored in the protected databases.

Technologies: [IBM Guardium Data Protection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/guardium-data-protection). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-84064 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-84064 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-84064?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 18 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-84064?** 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-2026-84064 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-84064?** 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

An SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands due to improper neutralization of special characters in SQL input. The vulnerability is network-accessible and requires valid authentication credentials to exploit. Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion.

## Affected products

- IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2

## Timeline

- 2026-09-18: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040)

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