IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 URL path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-4917. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 could allow an administrative user to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to write arbitrary files on the system.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-4917 since 03/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/23/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2026 CVE reserved
04/23/2026 +27 days Advisory disclosed
04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/23/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-4917 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-4917
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-359099

Entryinfo

Created: 04/23/2026 07:14
Changes: 04/23/2026 07:14 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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