CVE-2026-82896 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
A remote authenticated attacker can traverse directories on IBM Guardium Data Protection to access unauthorized files.
- 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-2026-82896?
CVE-2026-82896 is a high-severity path traversal 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 a remote authenticated attacker to traverse directories on the system due to a path traversal vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-82896?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2026-82896?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-82896 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-2026-82896 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-82896 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-2mx2-rwj3-9p8j.