CVE-2026-84083
High
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation via the SUID-root nmap_wrapper binary on the Collector appliance. A local attacker with low-privileged access to the Collector can exploit insufficient argument validation in the SUID binary to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full compromise of the Collector appliance.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Ibm Guardium Data Protection
PublishedSep 18, 2026
First seenSep 18, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-269Improper privilege management
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ibm guardium_data_protection | 12.2 | — |
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