What is CVE-2026-84073?

CVE-2026-84073 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-84073?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

SQL Injection in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-84073

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (37.9th percentile), scored 2026-11-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040 (vendor-advisory, Patch, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84073?: CVE-2026-84073 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-84073?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.