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CVE-2026-85029

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, delete arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary code due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.58%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, delete arbitrary files, or execute arbitrary code due to improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.58% probability · 47th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
ibm/guardium data protection
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 September 2026: 0.54%26 October 2026: 0.58%26 September 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.5% on 26 September 2026 to 0.6% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.