CVE-2026-84290
Security vulnerability affects the Windows S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
CVSS Score
5.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, 12.2 is affected by an improper validation of user-supplied pointers in the WfpMonitor kernel driver. Certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL handlers dereference user-controlled pointers without adequate probing and exception handling, potentially allowing a privileged local attacker to cause a system crash or perform limited kernel-memory reads.
| CWE | CWE-119 |
| 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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
IBM / Guardium Data Protection
12.0 12.1 12.2