---
id: CVE-2026-85542
title: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection
  vulnerability in the GIM bundle import functionality
summary: >-
  IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection
  vulnerability in the GIM bundle import functionality. An authenticated
  attacker can provide a crafted GIM bundle that causes attacker-controlled
  arguments to be passed …
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-78
vendor: IBM
product: Guardium Data Protection
affected:
  - guardium_data_protection 12.2
published: '2026-09-25'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T04:17:49.463'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85542'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - in-the-wild
  - exploit-available
exploited: true
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: active
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-25T00:00:00+00:00'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T14:09:46.368Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection vulnerability in the GIM bundle import functionality. An authenticated attacker can provide a crafted GIM bundle that causes attacker-controlled arguments to be passed to the tar command, resulting in arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges on the Central Manager.

## Remediation

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