CVE-2026-81623 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
Authenticated users with low privileges can execute arbitrary commands on IBM Guardium Data Protection due to improper input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-81623?
CVE-2026-81623 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 18 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with low user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81623?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2026-81623?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81623 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-81623 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81623 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Guardium Data Protection
- CVE-2026-80442 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-84064 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-84075 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-84078 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2026-75875 Multiple vulnerabilities affect the Sniffer component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ccxw-2xjr-78f5.