CVE-2026-84250
IBM Guardium Data Protection Hard-coded Credentials
CVSS Score
8.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable due to weak cryptographic protection and a hard-coded recovery key in the pkcrypto passkey component. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to recover the root password and gain root privileges.
| CWE | CWE-798 |
| Vendor | ibm |
| Product | guardium data protection |
| Published | Oct 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
IBM / Guardium Data Protection
12.2