IBM Guardium DP 12.1 XSS: Stored XS via JS injection in Admin UI
CVE-2026-4918 Published on April 22, 2026

IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an administrative user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-4918 is exploitable with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
HIGH
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
LOW
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is a XSS Vulnerability?

The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

CVE-2026-4918 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-4918

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Affected Versions

IBM Guardium Data Protection Version 12.1.0 is affected by CVE-2026-4918