IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 edge-controller DoS via gRPC malformed data
CVE-2026-84276 Published on October 8, 2026
IBM Guardium Data Protection Denial of Service
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 is affected by a denial-of-service vulnerability in the edge-controller. An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to the edge-controller gRPC service can provide malformed task data that triggers an unchecked type assertion, causing the edge-controller process to terminate unexpectedly.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-84276 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 no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2026-84276 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-84276
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