CVE-2026-82891 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by a security vulnerability
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-82891 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-82891 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82891 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: IBM Guardium Data Protection. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82891/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-82891/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-82891?
CVE-2026-82891 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Official description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to use of a hard-coded cryptographic key.
Weakness: CWE-321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82891?
How do I fix CVE-2026-82891?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-82891 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-82891 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82891 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r63h-wh8w-f865.