CVE-2026-84278: ibm guardium data protection OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-84278 is a high (CVSS 7.2) OS Command Injection vulnerability in ibm guardium data protection. EPSS estimates a 2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

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

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection vulnerability in the SUID-root ssh_config_wrapper component. An authenticated high-privileged user can inject arbitrary commands through attacker-controlled arguments, resulting in command execution with root 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.