{"id":"CVE-2026-84245","title":"IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in the cp_wrapper component","summary":"IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in the cp_wrapper component. A low-privileged local user could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges and access or modify sensitive system files.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-269"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"guardium_data_protection","affected":["guardium_data_protection = 12.2"],"published":"2026-10-08","updated":"2026-10-09","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-09T14:23:39.480","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84245","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00093,"epssPercentile":0.0054,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T21:07:56.444Z","slug":"CVE-2026-84245","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation in the cp_wrapper component. A low-privileged local user could exploit this vulnerability to gain root privileges and access or modify sensitive system files.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `guardium_data_protection = 12.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}