---
id: CVE-2026-84891
title: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2\_could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to use of hard-coded credentials."
summary: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2\_could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to use of hard-coded credentials."
severity: medium
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-798
vendor: ibm
product: guardium_data_protection
affected:
  - 'guardium_data_protection >= 12.0, <= 12.2'
published: '2026-10-08'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T17:05:18.697'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84891'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291675'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00303
epssPercentile: 0.2296
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-09T14:33:37.559188Z'
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 obtain sensitive information due to use of hard-coded credentials.

## Affected

- `guardium_data_protection >= 12.0, <= 12.2`

## Remediation

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