CVE-2026-85542 IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

High 8.8 Published 25 Sep 2026 Updated 27 Sep 2026

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges via a crafted GIM bundle 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-2026-85542?

CVE-2026-85542 is a high-severity command injection 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 is affected by a command injection vulnerability in the GIM bundle import functionality. An authenticated attacker can provide a crafted GIM bundle that causes attacker-controlled arguments to be passed to the tar command, resulting in arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges on the Central Manager.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85542?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Guardium Data Protection.

How do I fix CVE-2026-85542?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85542 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-2026-85542 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Guardium Data Protection vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6h2g-mwcf-v922.