Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-84057

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2, and 12.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

Published Oct 8, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · guardium data protection

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-84057. EPSS is 0.39%. 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
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.39%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe ibm/guardium data protection

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2, and 12.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

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  • cpe ibm/guardium data protection12.1
  • cpe ibm/guardium data protection12.2.2

How to fix CVE-2026-84057

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-2026-84057. EPSS is 0.39%. 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; ibm/guardium data protection 12.2.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-78: OS Command Injection. EPSS 0.39%. 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. Oct 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2, and 12.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2, and 12.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-84057

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-84057

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-84057

    IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2, and 12.1 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.

    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.