CVE-2026-84440
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CVE-2026-84440 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to command injection in the SNMP alert notification functionality. An authenticated attacker who can influence policy alert text can cause attacker-controlled data to be executed as operating system commands by the SNMP alerter service, which runs with root privileges.. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to command injection in the SNMP alert notification functionality. An authenticated attacker who can influence policy alert text can cause attacker-controlled data to be executed as operating system commands by the SNMP alerter service, which runs with root privileges.
Metrics
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ibm | Guardium Data Protection | 12.2 |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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