What is CVE-2026-84244?

CVE-2026-84244 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2026-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-84244?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-84244

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 IBM Security Guardium Data Protection is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Quick Search results grid. An unauthenticated attacker who can influence monitored database traffic could execute malicious script in the browser of an authenticated Guardium user.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.

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
IBM Guardium Data Protection — versions 12.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84244?: CVE-2026-84244 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2026-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-84244?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.