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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-84250 · published 8 October 2026

CVE-2026-84250: Ibm guardium data protection hard-coded credentials vulnerability

Ibm · Guardium Data Protection

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable due to weak cryptographic protection and a hard-coded recovery key in the pkcrypto passkey component. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to recover the root password and gain root privileges.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.09% · top 99.4% CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.09%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
10 Oct 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable due to weak cryptographic protection and a hard-coded recovery key in the pkcrypto passkey component. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to recover the root password and gain root privileges.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-84250), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-16). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.