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ibmCVE-2026-84884

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 stores internal REST service-account passwords in a reversible plaintext-equivalent format.

High7.5CVE-2026-84884 · Published Sep 25, 2026

Source advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
Guardium Data Protection
Vendor
<= 12.2No fix yet
Details and references

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 stores internal REST service-account passwords in a reversible plaintext-equivalent format. An authenticated attacker who gains access to the stored credential could recover the password and obtain an administrative REST access token.

CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity from
no source yet
Weakness
CWE-256

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