What is CVE-2026-84875?

CVE-2026-84875 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-84875?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-84875

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 12.0, 12.1, 12.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291674 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84875?: CVE-2026-84875 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-84875?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.