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IBM Guardium is an enterprise data-protection product; an RCE in it can lead to system compromise and data exposure across many organizations, warranting broad IT notification.

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CVE-2026-82892

8.1
High
EPSS n/aPatch availableSep 20, 2026

RCE via OS command injection in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2

common questions

Is CVE-2026-82892 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-82892 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.

How severe is CVE-2026-82892?

CVE-2026-82892 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. 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-2026-82892?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-82892. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-82892 affect?

CVE-2026-82892 affects 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-2026-82892?

Apply IBM's security update for Guardium 12.2 immediately; isolate appliances and rotate credentials.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2
impact

Remote OS command execution allows attackers to run arbitrary commands as the app user, enabling system compromise, data access, or lateral movement.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
IBM Guardium Data Protection
  • 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.

how to fix
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