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CVE-2026-84440

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.67%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-09-29 · Last synced 2026-10-01

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IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is susceptible to command injection through its SNMP alert notification feature, allowing authenticated attackers to manipulate policy alert text. This vulnerability enables the execution of arbitrary operating system commands with root privileges, posing a significant risk to system integrity and confidentiality. Organizations using this version of IBM Guardium should prioritize remediation efforts to mitigate potential exploitation.

CVE
CVE-2026-84440
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
0.67%

Original NVD Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to command injection in the SNMP alert notification functionality. An authenticated attacker who can influence policy alert text can cause attacker-controlled data to be executed as operating system commands by the SNMP alerter service, which runs with root privileges.

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