8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-84440
IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to command injection in the SNMP alert notification functionality. An authenticated attacker who can influence policy alert text can cause attacker-controlled data to be executed as operating system commands by the SNMP alerter service, which runs with root privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 29, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 1, 2026, 3:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-84440 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Ibm guardium_data_protection
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update Guardium Data Protection to address command injection vulnerability in SNMP alerts.
  • Apply the latest vendor-supplied patch for Guardium Data Protection.
  • Review and sanitize policy alert text for commands.
  • Limit SNMP configuration access.
  • Monitor system logs for suspicious commands.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-84440.

URL Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035 Patch Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type IBM Corporation: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035 Types: Patch, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 30, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-84440', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-29T18:12:13.935163Z'}
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-84440', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-29T00:00:00+00:00'}
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 29, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-84440', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-29T18:12:13.935163Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to command injection in the SNMP alert notification functionality. An authenticated attacker who can influence policy alert text can cause attacker-controlled data to be executed as operating system commands by the SNMP alerter service, which runs with root privileges.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/84xxx/CVE-2026-84440.json">CVE-2026-84440</a>
    Added Reference https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035
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