CVE-2026-84071: ibm guardium data protection OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-84071 is a high (CVSS 7.2) OS Command Injection vulnerability in ibm guardium data protection. EPSS estimates a 1.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

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

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to OS command injection in the Universal Connector plugin upload functionality. A privileged authenticated attacker can provide a malicious filename that is incorporated into a shell command executed by the application, potentially resulting in arbitrary command execution with root-level privileges.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.