---
id: CVE-2026-84884
title: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 stores internal REST service-account
  passwords in a reversible plaintext-equivalent format
summary: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 stores internal REST service-account
  passwords in a reversible plaintext-equivalent format. An authenticated
  attacker who gains access to the stored credential could recover the password
  and obtain an ad…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-256
vendor: IBM
product: Guardium Data Protection
affected:
  - guardium_data_protection 12.2
published: '2026-09-25'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T16:08:48.610'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84884'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T14:09:46.365Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 stores internal REST service-account passwords in a reversible plaintext-equivalent format. An authenticated attacker who gains access to the stored credential could recover the password and obtain an administrative REST access token.

## Remediation

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