CVE-2026-84245
Ibm Guardium Data Protection: privilege escalation
- Risk score
- 47/100
- CVSS
- 7.8 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.1%
- Published
- 8 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- 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.
- Affected
- Ibm Guardium Data Protection
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Story map
At a glance
Ibm Guardium Data Protection: Amber, patch this week. IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to path traversal.
The flaws
- CVE-2026-84245: Privilege escalation (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-75875: Path traversal can lead to remote code execution (CVSS 9.8 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-84249: Missing authentication (CVSS 9.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-84272: Missing authentication (CVSS 9.8 · EPSS 0%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Ibm Guardium Data Protection
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
Connects to
- Same weakness: Privilege escalation (CWE-269). 156 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Ibm Guardium Data Protection warnings. 37 in the last 90 days
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 7.8 high
References
Original 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.
Last activity 8 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.