CVE-2026-8405 | IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by Exposure of Sensitive Information vulnerability

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.1, and 12.2.2 's add-on feature of Guardium Data Protection named "Long Term Retention" (LTR) can expose sensitive credentials in debug mode.

Published: 2026-05-27 Last update: 2026-06-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-8405 is rated Low Risk (28.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.03%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-8405

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-8405

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-8405

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-8405

GHSA-xvcj-65f9-8jg3 · Severity: medium — IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2.1, and 12.2.2 's add-on feature of Guardium Data Protection...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-8405

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm guardium_data_protection 12.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm guardium_data_protection 12.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-8405

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