---
id: CVE-2026-81656
title: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection
  vulnerability in the New Query Builder REST Processor
summary: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection
  vulnerability in the New Query Builder REST Processor. A low-privileged
  authenticated user can inject SQL statements through the newQueryBuilder REST
  endpoint, potentiall…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-89
vendor: IBM
product: Guardium Data Protection
affected:
  - guardium_data_protection 12.2
published: '2026-09-18'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T04:17:48.570'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81656'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0043
epssPercentile: 0.34585
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T19:49:30.593Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection vulnerability in the New Query Builder REST Processor. A low-privileged authenticated user can inject SQL statements through the newQueryBuilder REST endpoint, potentially resulting in unauthorized access to data and impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.