CVE-2026-84884 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
An authenticated attacker can recover plaintext-equivalent service-account passwords to obtain administrative REST access tokens in IBM Guardium Data Protection.
- 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-2026-84884?
CVE-2026-84884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Guardium Data Protection, published on 25 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 stores internal REST service-account passwords in a reversible plaintext-equivalent format. An authenticated attacker who gains access to the stored credential could recover the password and obtain an administrative REST access token.
Weakness: CWE-256
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84884?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2026-84884?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84884 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-84884 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84884 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-c83j-j8v6-f4gj.