Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-85542
IBM Guardium Data Protection
IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
CVSS 3.1
8.8High
Official description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection vulnerability in the GIM bundle import functionality. An authenticated attacker can provide a crafted GIM bundle that causes attacker-controlled arguments to be passed to the tar command, resulting in arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges on the Central Manager.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (ibm) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Guardium Data Protection | 12.2 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2026-09-25
- Last updated
- 2026-09-27
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- ibm
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.96%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
87.2%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')