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CVE-2026-82893: ibm guardium data protection Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighUndergoing analysis
Published 18-09-2026Last modified 23-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-82893 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ibm guardium data protection. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.11% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links