CVE-2026-84250 IBM Guardium Data Protection Hard-coded Credentials
A local attacker can exploit hard-coded credentials to recover the root password and gain root privileges on IBM Guardium Data Protection.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-84250?
CVE-2026-84250 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 8 Oct 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 due to weak cryptographic protection and a hard-coded recovery key in the pkcrypto passkey component. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to recover the root password and gain root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84250?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2026-84250?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84250 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-84250 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84250 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-w6m4-423c-jp5h.