Medium severity · published Oct 8, 2026
CVE-2026-87980
Security vulnerability affects the UNIX S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext storage of sensitive information in logs.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
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 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GD
Guardium Data Protection · IBM
12.0; 12.1; 12.2 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87980
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87980
vendor-advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291672
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