{"id":"CVE-2026-84271","title":"IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a signature verification bypass in the patch installer","summary":"IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a signature verification bypass in the patch installer. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-362","CWE-347"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"guardium_data_protection","affected":["guardium_data_protection = 12.2"],"published":"2026-10-08","updated":"2026-10-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-09T16:17:31.173","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84271","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T21:07:56.444Z","epss":0.00072,"epssPercentile":0.00048,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-09T14:44:51.512079Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-84271","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a signature verification bypass in the patch installer. An attacker with local access could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `guardium_data_protection = 12.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}