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Affects IBM Guardium, a widely used enterprise data protection product; remote SQL injection can lead to large-scale data compromise and operational disruption.

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CVE-2026-84082

9.8
Critical
EPSS n/aPatch availableSep 20, 2026

SQL injection in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 allows remote arbitrary SQL execution.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-84082 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-84082 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-2026-84082?

CVE-2026-84082 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-2026-84082?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-84082. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-84082 affect?

CVE-2026-84082 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-2026-84082?

Apply vendor patch immediately and restrict access to Guardium admin interfaces.

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 SQL injection enabling arbitrary SQL execution: data theft, modification, and potential full administrative compromise of Guardium-managed systems.

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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