Enterprise-grade IBM Guardium is widely deployed for data protection; an RCE in it can lead to system takeover and data exposure across organizations.
CVE-2026-82895
Remote code execution in IBM Guardium Data Protection via buffer overflow
Is CVE-2026-82895 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-82895 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 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-82895?
CVE-2026-82895 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-2026-82895?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-82895. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-82895 affect?
CVE-2026-82895 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-2026-82895?
Apply vendor patch immediately; restrict access to management interfaces
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution via buffer overflow allowing full system compromise, data access/theft, and lateral movement.
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.