What is CVE-2026-84032?

CVE-2026-84032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2026-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-84032?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-84032

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 could allow a remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack due to improper certificate validation.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

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 12.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288627 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84032?: CVE-2026-84032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2026-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-84032?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.