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Medium severity · published Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-4917
IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities
4.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GD
Guardium Data Protection · IBM
12.1 · source: vendor, NVD
Affected product
GD
Guardium Data Protection
IBM
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4917
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4917
Mitigation
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7270422
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