What is CVE-2026-75875?

CVE-2026-75875 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-75875?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-75875

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to path traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2026-10-08 · last modified 2026-10-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

IBM Guardium Data Protection — versions 12.0, 12.1, 12.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291674 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-75875?: CVE-2026-75875 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-75875?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.