---
id: CVE-2026-81626
title: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection
  vulnerability in the Load Balancer Groups component
summary: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection
  vulnerability in the Load Balancer Groups component. An unauthenticated user
  can inject SQL statements through the Load Balancer Servlet endpoint,
  potentially resulting i…
severity: high
cvss: 8.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-89
vendor: ibm
product: guardium_data_protection
affected:
  - guardium_data_protection = 12.2
published: '2026-09-18'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T14:50:48.273'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81626'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00371
epssPercentile: 0.30867
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-18T19:44:07.033503Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T19:49:30.586Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection vulnerability in the Load Balancer Groups component. An unauthenticated user can inject SQL statements through the Load Balancer Servlet endpoint, potentially resulting in unauthorized access to data and impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.

## Affected

- `guardium_data_protection = 12.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.