---
id: CVE-2026-84089
title: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a local attacker to gain
  elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.
summary: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a local attacker to gain
  elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.
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: '2026-09-18'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T04:17:55.993'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84089'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00137
epssPercentile: 0.02539
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-22T00:00:00+00:00'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-18T20:51:25.685Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.

## Remediation

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