What is CVE-2026-84247?

CVE-2026-84247 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-84247?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-84247

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to a path traversal vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84247?: CVE-2026-84247 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-84247?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.