CVE-2026-84083 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
A local attacker can exploit insufficient argument validation in a SUID binary to execute arbitrary commands as root, compromising the appliance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-84083?
CVE-2026-84083 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 18 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation via the SUID-root nmap_wrapper binary on the Collector appliance. A local attacker with low-privileged access to the Collector can exploit insufficient argument validation in the SUID binary to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full compromise of the Collector appliance.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84083?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2026-84083?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84083 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-84083 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84083 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-6wff-gp7v-cffj.