{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-85542", "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "ibm", "dateReserved": "2026-09-04T09:10:45.809Z", "datePublished": "2026-09-25T13:53:50.933Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-26T03:55:45.909Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-25T13:53:50.933Z" }, "title": "IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-78", "description": "CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "IBM", "product": "Guardium Data Protection", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "12.2", "versionType": "custom" } ], "cpes": [ "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*" ] } ], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection vulnerability in the GIM bundle import functionality. An authenticated attacker can provide a crafted GIM bundle that causes attacker-controlled arguments to be passed to the tar command, resulting in arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges on the Central Manager.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is affected by a command injection vulnerability in the GIM bundle import functionality. An authenticated attacker can provide a crafted GIM bundle that causes attacker-controlled arguments to be passed to the tar command, resulting in arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges on the Central Manager.

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IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

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