---
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: '2026-10-09T15:17:17.620'
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `guardium_data_protection = 12.2`

## Remediation

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