IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 Load Balancer Groups sql injection

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Load Balancer Groups. Performing a manipulation results in sql injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-81626. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Load Balancer Groups. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Load Balancer Groups component. An unauthenticated user can inject SQL statements through the Load Balancer Servlet endpoint, potentially resulting in unauthorized access to data and impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-81626 since 08/27/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• IBM

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• Guardium Data Protection

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• 12.2

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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