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[ CVE-2026-84250 · Published 8 Oct 2026 ]

Vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVSS 7.8 EPSS <1%No fix listed yet

[ Description ]Official description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable due to weak cryptographic protection and a hard-coded recovery key in the pkcrypto passkey component. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to recover the root password and gain root privileges.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References