CVE-2026-84884

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.

  • Published Sep 25, 2026
  • CVSS 7.5 high
  • 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-84884 at the National Vulnerability Database