IBM Guardium DP 12.2: Unauth Access via LoadBalancerServlet
CVE-2026-84078 Published on September 18, 2026

IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-84078 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. 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, a high impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.

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

Weakness Type

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.


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Affected Versions

IBM Guardium Data Protection Version 12.2 is affected by CVE-2026-84078