---
id: CVE-2026-84034
title: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a hardcoded credentials
  vulnerability in the hardware_assess/obstore binaries
summary: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a hardcoded credentials
  vulnerability in the hardware_assess/obstore binaries. A low-privileged
  authenticated user can recover hardcoded product master secrets, potentially
  resulting in …
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-798
vendor: IBM
product: Guardium Data Protection
affected:
  - guardium_data_protection 12.2
published: '2026-09-18'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T04:17:54.873'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84034'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00417
epssPercentile: 0.333
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T19:49:30.586Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a hardcoded credentials vulnerability in the hardware_assess/obstore binaries. A low-privileged authenticated user can recover hardcoded product master secrets, potentially resulting in unauthorized access to the internal database and compromise of sensitive system information.

## Remediation

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