CVE-2026-84875 Multiple vulnerabilities affect the Sniffer component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
A buffer overflow in the Sniffer component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on IBM Guardium Data Protection servers.
- 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-2026-84875?
CVE-2026-84875 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84875?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2026-84875?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84875 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-84875 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84875 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-mcg8-4grv-77m2.