Medium severity · published Oct 8, 2026
CVE-2026-84274
IBM Guardium Data Protection Information Disclosure
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.2 is affected by a sensitive information exposure vulnerability. During SECRET and API_KEY rotation processing, sensitive credential material is logged at INFO level by the edge-controller/edge-manager components. An authenticated attacker with access to the relevant application or container logs could obtain these credentials and use them to impersonate services or gain unauthorized access to the Guardium control plane.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GD
Guardium Data Protection · IBM
12.2.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84274
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84274
vendor-advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288627
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