IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.x RCE via Buffer Overflow
CVE-2026-84875 Published on October 8, 2026
Multiple vulnerabilities affect the Sniffer component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-84875 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
The software performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.
CVE-2026-84875 has been classified to as a Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-84875
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Affected Versions
IBM Guardium Data Protection:- Version 12.0 is affected.
- Version 12.1 is affected.
- Version 12.2 is affected.