CVE-2026-84278 IBM Guardium Data Protection Command Injection
An authenticated high-privileged user can inject arbitrary commands into the SUID-root ssh_config_wrapper component to execute code with root privileges.
- 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-2026-84278?
CVE-2026-84278 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 8 Oct 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection vulnerability in the SUID-root ssh_config_wrapper component. An authenticated high-privileged user can inject arbitrary commands through attacker-controlled arguments, resulting in command execution with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84278?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2026-84278?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84278 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-2026-84278 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84278 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-84075 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
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- CVE-2026-75875 Multiple vulnerabilities affect the Sniffer component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7xw6-2x57-6mvm.