CVE-2026-84891

Status: Undergoing AnalysisMedium (5.9)—

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to use of hard-coded credentials.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Base score: 5.9

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.30%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 21
Score date: 10/14/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access75 %
Primary impactT1078.001 Default Accountsstealth · persistence · privilege escalation · initial access80 %
Secondary impactT1552.007 Container APIcredential access70 %

AV:N sin PR/UI indica acceso remoto sin autenticación previa (T1190). CWE-798 (credenciales hardcodeadas) permite obtener credenciales válidas (T1078.001) y acceso a información sensible (T1552.007).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management Network Segmentation Limit Access to Resource Over Network Vulnerability Scanning User Account Management Password Policies

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

IBM — Guardium Data Protection^AI

CWEs

CWE-798

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291675

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