IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.1-12.2.2 LTR Exposes Credentials in Debug Mode
CVE-2026-8405 Published on May 27, 2026
IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by Exposure of Sensitive Information vulnerability
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.1, and 12.2.2 's add-on feature of Guardium Data Protection named "Long Term Retention" (LTR) can expose sensitive credentials in debug mode.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-8405 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of 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 high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2026-8405 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-8405
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Affected Versions
IBM Guardium Data Protection:- Version 12.2.1, <= 4.4.7 Fix Pack 1 is affected.
- Version 12.2.2 is affected.