CVE-2026-81669 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

High 7.2 Published 18 Sep 2026 Updated 23 Sep 2026

An authenticated privileged user can inject shell commands via the create csr wildcard CLI command to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

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-2026-81669?

CVE-2026-81669 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 18 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the create csr wildcard CLI command. An authenticated privileged CLI user can inject arbitrary shell commands through the alias input, resulting in command execution with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81669?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2026-81669?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81669 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-2026-81669 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81669 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Guardium Data Protection vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-97mm-h99g-pggx.