What is CVE-2026-82967?

CVE-2026-82967 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-82967?

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

Auth bypass in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-82967

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to an authentication bypass that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to bypass IP-based access controls and access the Guardium management interface.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2026-09-18 · last modified 2026-10-06.

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

EPSS: 0.008 (55.0th percentile), scored 2026-11-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: -0.000

Affected products

IBM Guardium Data Protection — versions 12.2
IBM Guardium Data Protection — versions 12.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035 (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-82967?: CVE-2026-82967 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-82967?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.