---
id: CVE-2026-84032
title: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 could allow a remote attacker to conduct a
  man-in-the-middle attack due to improper certificate validation.
summary: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 could allow a remote attacker to conduct a
  man-in-the-middle attack due to improper certificate validation.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-295
vendor: ibm
product: guardium_data_protection
affected:
  - guardium_data_protection = 12.2.2
published: '2026-10-08'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T20:30:35.630'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84032'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288627'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00157
epssPercentile: 0.04841
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.396Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-09T14:29:54.003924Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 could allow a remote attacker to conduct a man-in-the-middle attack due to improper certificate validation.

## Affected

- `guardium_data_protection = 12.2.2`

## Remediation

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