CVE-2026-4917 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Medium 4.9 Published 22 Apr 2026 Updated 23 Apr 2026

An administrative user can exploit path traversal to write arbitrary files on the system via crafted URL requests.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-4917?

CVE-2026-4917 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 22 Apr 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4917?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2026-4917?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-4917 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4917 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Guardium Data Protection vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-88m7-mxf9-v644.