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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 25, 2026· Updated Oct 20, 2026

CVE-2026-84884

CVE-2026-84884

Description

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.

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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <12.2

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