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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-4917

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 could allow an administrative user to traverse directories on the system.

Published Apr 23, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · guardium data protection

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4917. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of guardium data protection is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.42%
Remediation
Not established
Affected products
cpe ibm/guardium data protection

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.

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  • cpe ibm/guardium data protection12.1

How to fix CVE-2026-4917

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-4917. EPSS is 0.42%. Act only if a listed version of guardium data protection is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ibm/guardium data protection 12.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.42%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4917

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-4917

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-4917

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.