IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 Edge Controller assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2. This affects an unknown function of the component Edge Controller. Such manipulation leads to assertion. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-84276. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Edge Controller. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 is affected by a denial-of-service vulnerability in the edge-controller. An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to the edge-controller gRPC service can provide malformed task data that triggers an unchecked type assertion, causing the edge-controller process to terminate unexpectedly.

The advisory is shared for download at ibm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-84276 since 09/01/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/08/2026).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-95168). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/01/2026 CVE reserved
10/08/2026 +37 days Advisory disclosed
10/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-84276 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-84276
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-415544
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2026 21:16
Updated: 10/08/2026 22:35
Changes: 10/08/2026 21:16 (62), 10/08/2026 22:35 (1)
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