Security vulnerability affects the Windows S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-84290
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-08 19:20:51 UTC
Updated2026-10-08 20:49:50 UTC
DescriptionIBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, 12.2 is affected by an improper validation of user-supplied pointers in the WfpMonitor kernel driver. Certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL handlers dereference user-controlled pointers without adequate probing and exception handling, potentially allowing a privileged local attacker to cause a system crash or perform limited kernel-memory reads.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-119 CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS5.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM Guardium Data Protection affected 12.0 Not specified
CNA IBM Guardium Data Protection affected 12.1 Not specified
CNA IBM Guardium Data Protection affected 12.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291676 [email protected] www.ibm.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing this vulnerability now by applying the latest IBM Guardium Data Protection Windows S-TAP patch:  https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_r120204351_S-TAP_Windows&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

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