CVE-2026-84842 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
An authenticated attacker can exploit path traversal in the Datasource REST component to delete arbitrary files, causing denial of service or integrity issues.
- 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-2026-84842?
CVE-2026-84842 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 29 Sep 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 is vulnerable to path traversal and arbitrary file deletion in the Datasource REST component. An authenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to delete files and potentially cause denial of service or impact system integrity.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84842?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2026-84842?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84842 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-2026-84842 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84842 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Guardium Data Protection
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- 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-phmx-cc3x-xhp8.