CVE-2026-4917

Medium

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 could allow an administrative user to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to write arbitrary files on the system.

SeverityMedium

CVSS4.9

Exploit probability—

Product

Ibm Guardium Data Protection

PublishedApr 23, 2026

First seenApr 23, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal

How to fix

Patches

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7270422

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ibm guardium_data_protection	12.1	—

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