CVE-2026-85542
High
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection vulnerability in the GIM bundle import functionality. An authenticated attacker can provide a crafted GIM bundle that causes attacker-controlled arguments to be passed to the tar command, resulting in arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges on the Central Manager.
SeverityHigh
CVSS8.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Ibm Guardium Data Protection
PublishedSep 25, 2026
First seenSep 25, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-78OS command injection
How to fix
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ibm guardium_data_protection | 12.1, 12.2 | — |
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