CVE-2026-84244 IBM Guardium Data Protection Cross-Site Scripting

Critical 9.3 Published 8 Oct 2026 Updated 8 Oct 2026

An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts into Guardium's search results, potentially compromising authenticated users' browsers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-84244?

CVE-2026-84244 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 8 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Quick Search results grid. An unauthenticated attacker who can influence monitored database traffic could execute malicious script in the browser of an authenticated Guardium user.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84244?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2026-84244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-84244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f22c-hg74-mc2p.