CVE-2026-84078

Critical

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.9

Exploit probability—

Product

Ibm Guardium Data Protection

PublishedSep 18, 2026

First seenSep 18, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-306Missing authentication for critical function

How to fix

Patches

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ibm guardium_data_protection	12.2	—

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