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CVE-2026-81623

CVE-2026-81623HIGH

IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    8.8   .0034   25.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product                   Versions  Fixed
  Guardium Data Protection  12.2 –    —

TIMELINE
  Aug 27  Reserved by ibm
  Sep 18  Published (CNA: ibm)
  Oct 6   RESCORED — CVE-2026-81623 (IBM Guardium Data Protection). CVSS 6.3 → 8.8 (NVD).

CWE-78 · CNA: ibm · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with low user privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
August 27, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by ibm
September 18, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: ibm)
October 6, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-81623 (IBM Guardium Data Protection). CVSS 6.3 → 8.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
IBM	Guardium Data Protection	—	12.2	—

Weaknesses

CWE-78

References (1)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-81623 at cve.org

Vendors: ibm

Weaknesses: CWE-78

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