CVE-2026-84071 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

High 7.2 Published 18 Sep 2026 Updated 23 Sep 2026

A privileged attacker can execute arbitrary root-level commands via malicious filenames in the Universal Connector plugin upload.

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-2026-84071?

CVE-2026-84071 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 OS command injection in the Universal Connector plugin upload functionality. A privileged authenticated attacker can provide a malicious filename that is incorporated into a shell command executed by the application, potentially resulting in arbitrary command execution with root-level privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84071?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2026-84071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84071 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-2026-84071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p4f3-jghx-wq4r.