Vulnerability · Published Sep 25, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-85542IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in Guardium Data Protection from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.0% (higher than 87% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.0%top 12.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection vulnerability in the GIM bundle import functionality. An authenticated attacker can provide a crafted GIM bundle that causes attacker-controlled arguments to be passed to the tar command, resulting in arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges on the Central Manager.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Guardium Data Protection | 12.2 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035 vendor-advisory, patch