IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 neutralization

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7.6$5k-$25k0.81

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in neutralization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-84070. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a neutralization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-707. The product does not ensure or incorrectly ensures that structured messages or data are well-formed and that certain security properties are met before being read from an upstream component or 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 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-84070 since 09/01/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2026).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Neutralization
CWE: CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/01/2026 CVE reserved
09/18/2026 +17 days Advisory disclosed
09/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-84070 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-84070
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-407793

Entryinfo

Created: 09/18/2026 22:24
Changes: 09/18/2026 22:24 (61)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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