What is CVE-2026-84891?

CVE-2026-84891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-84891?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-84891

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to use of hard-coded credentials.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 12.0, 12.1, 12.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291675 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84891?: CVE-2026-84891 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-84891?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.