CVE-2026-84290 Security vulnerability affects the Windows S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
A local privileged attacker can crash the system or read kernel memory via improper pointer validation in the Windows S-TAP kernel driver.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-84290?
CVE-2026-84290 is a medium-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 12.0, 12.1, 12.2 is affected by an improper validation of user-supplied pointers in the WfpMonitor kernel driver. Certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL handlers dereference user-controlled pointers without adequate probing and exception handling, potentially allowing a privileged local attacker to cause a system crash or perform limited kernel-memory reads.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84290?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2026-84290?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84290 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-84290 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84290 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-3m7g-89m5-5fvc.