What is CVE-2026-84086?

CVE-2026-84086 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-84086?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-84086

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Guardium Data Protection — versions 12.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84086?: CVE-2026-84086 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-84086?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.