---
id: CVE-2026-87980
title: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a local attacker
  to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext storage of sensitive
  information in logs.
summary: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a local attacker
  to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext storage of sensitive
  information in logs.
severity: low
cvss: 3.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-532
vendor: ibm
product: guardium_data_protection
affected:
  - 'guardium_data_protection >= 12.0, <= 12.2'
published: '2026-10-08'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T17:03:33.560'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87980'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291672'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00162
epssPercentile: 0.05333
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-09T14:33:46.783074Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.400Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext storage of sensitive information in logs.

## Affected

- `guardium_data_protection >= 12.0, <= 12.2`

## Remediation

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