CVE-2026-84247 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

High 8.1 Published Updated

A remote authenticated attacker can cause a denial of service in IBM Guardium Data Protection via a path traversal vulnerability.

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-2026-84247?

CVE-2026-84247 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 8 Oct 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 cause a denial of service due to a path traversal vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84247?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2026-84247?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84247 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-2026-84247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Guardium Data Protection vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w37r-96x8-xvpm.

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