---
id: CVE-2026-84198
title: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2\_could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow."
summary: "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2\_could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow."
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-120
published: '2026-10-08'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T22:17:33.457'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84198'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291674'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.397Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.

## Remediation

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