8.4

CVE-2026-84250: ibm guardium data protection Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 8.4v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 08-10-2026Last modified 10-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-84250 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in ibm guardium data protection. EPSS estimates a 0.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
34/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.09%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable due to weak cryptographic protection and a hard-coded recovery key in the pkcrypto passkey component. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to recover the root password and gain root privileges.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.09%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

1%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

09-10-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.09%

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

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