What is CVE-2026-80442?

CVE-2026-80442 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-80442?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

RCE in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-80442

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability in the exportCertificate functionality. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute unauthorized commands and impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Guardium Data Protection — versions 12.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-80442?: CVE-2026-80442 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-80442?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.