Description
IBM 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.
Published: 2026-10-08
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

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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History

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM 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.
Title Security vulnerability affects the Windows S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm guardium Data Protection
Weaknesses CWE-119
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm guardium Data Protection
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

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Ibm Guardium Data Protection
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T18:57:07.109Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T16:03:21.343Z

Link: CVE-2026-84290

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-08T19:20:51.530

Modified: 2026-10-08T20:49:50.083

Link: CVE-2026-84290

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Updated: 2026-10-08T20:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-119

    Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer