---
id: CVE-2026-82900
title: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2, and 12.1 could allow a remote attacker to
  delete arbitrary files due to improper limitation of a pathname to a
  restricted directory.
summary: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2, and 12.1 could allow a remote attacker to
  delete arbitrary files due to improper limitation of a pathname to a
  restricted directory.
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: ibm
product: guardium_data_protection
affected:
  - guardium_data_protection = 12.1
  - guardium_data_protection = 12.2.2
published: '2026-10-08'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T20:31:15.800'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82900'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288832'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00382
epssPercentile: 0.32015
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.395Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-10T03:55:45.444191Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2, and 12.1 could allow a remote attacker to delete arbitrary files due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

## Affected

- `guardium_data_protection = 12.1`
- `guardium_data_protection = 12.2.2`

## Remediation

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