What is CVE-2026-87980?

CVE-2026-87980 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2026-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-87980?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Guardium Data Protection

CVE-2026-87980

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext storage of sensitive information in logs.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291672 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-87980?: CVE-2026-87980 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2026-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-87980?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.