What is CVE-2026-84074?

CVE-2026-84074 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.9/10. Published 2026-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-84074?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.9 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-84074

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.9 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Ibm Guardium Data Protection — versions 12.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84074?: CVE-2026-84074 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.9/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-84074?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.9 out of 10.