---
id: CVE-2026-84875
title: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2\_could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow."
summary: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2\_could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow."
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-119
vendor: ibm
product: guardium_data_protection
affected:
  - 'guardium_data_protection >= 12.0, <= 12.2'
published: '2026-10-08'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T17:08:03.857'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84875'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291674'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00441
epssPercentile: 0.38166
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-09T00:00:00+00:00'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.399Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.

## Affected

- `guardium_data_protection >= 12.0, <= 12.2`

## Remediation

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