Authenticated directory traversal via undisclosed path handling
Published Sep 18, 2026 · Updated Sep 18, 2026
Path traversal in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 allows remote authenticated users to traverse directories through crafted path input. IBM has not identified the affected component or disclosed how it accepts and resolves the untrusted path outside its intended directory. Exploitation requires low-privileged network access; IBM has not specified which files can be reached or whether access reads, writes, or deletes them.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 allows remote authenticated users to traverse directories through crafted path input. IBM has not identified the affected component or disclosed how it accepts and resolves the untrusted path outside its intended directory. Exploitation requires low-privileged network access; IBM has not specified which files can be reached or whether access reads, writes, or deletes them.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-82896
- Published
- Sep 18, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 18, 2026
- Vendor
- IBM
- Product
- Guardium Data Protection
- Classifications
- CWE-22
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=12.2
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