IBM Guardium is widely used enterprise data-protection software; a remote SQL injection allowing unauthorized SQL execution risks large-scale data compromise and is organization-impacting.
CVE-2026-80381
SQL injection in IBM Guardium Data Protection (12.0-12.2) allows remote SQL execution.
Is CVE-2026-80381 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-80381 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-80381?
CVE-2026-80381 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-80381?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-80381. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-80381 affect?
CVE-2026-80381 affects IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1, IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-80381?
Apply IBM patch immediately; restrict network/management access to Guardium until patched.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote SQL injection enabling arbitrary/unauthorized SQL execution — data exfiltration, modification, and credential compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected12.0
- affected12.1
- affected12.2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.