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Guardium Data Protection EUVDEUVD-2026-83309

| CVE-2026-81937 HIGH
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2026-09-18 ibm GHSA-r8w2-vmwg-p5x9
7.2
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: ibm
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain high-privilege CLI access
  2. Delivery
    Invoke import remotelog_config file command
  3. Exploit
    Embed shell metacharacters in filename parameter
  4. Execution
    Injected commands execute as root
  5. Impact
    Full confidentiality/integrity/availability compromise

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated, highly-privileged administrator on the Guardium Data Protection 12.2 CLI who can invoke the 'import remotelog_config file' command; the shell payload must be injected via the filename parameter of that specific command. Limiting factors: PR:H (attacker must already hold high administrative privilege on the appliance CLI), and the vulnerability is confined to Guardium Data Protection version 12.2. No user interaction by a second party is required (UI:N). This is not exploitable by anonymous or low-privilege network users.

Impact

This is a genuine but access-gated flaw. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.2) shows the decisive limiter is PR:H - exploitation requires an already highly-privileged, authenticated administrator on the Guardium CLI, not an anonymous network attacker. That single metric is what separates this from the unauthenticated critical siblings in the same Guardium 12.2 batch (e.g. the 9.8 unauth SQLi). Impact once triggered is maximal: arbitrary command execution as root with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss. However, no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the provided data, so exploitation status is: no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Net priority: patch as part of normal maintenance rather than emergency response - the PR:H requirement means the primary threat model is an insider or an attacker who has already compromised admin credentials, converting privileged CLI access into root-level OS control. No data is conflicting here; CVSS vector, description ('highly privileged authenticated user'), and CWE-78 are internally consistent.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An administrator (or an attacker who has stolen/abused high-privilege CLI credentials) runs the 'import remotelog_config file' CLI command on a Guardium Data Protection 12.2 appliance and supplies a crafted filename argument embedding shell metacharacters (e.g. a command-substitution or ';'-chained payload). The injected commands execute in the appliance shell with root privileges, giving full control over the data-activity-monitoring host. No public proof-of-concept exploit is identified in the available data.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 1.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 18, 2026

Command injection in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 lets an authenticated, highly privileged administrator execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges by supplying a crafted filename to the 'import remotelog_config file' CLI command. Successful exploitation compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the appliance, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. IBM has released a fix via its support advisory, so exposure is limited to unpatched 12.2 deployments whose administrative CLI access is reachable by an attacker.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor-supplied fix for Guardium Data Protection 12.2 as documented in IBM's advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040; because the input data does not specify an exact patched build number, confirm the correct remediation level with IBM support rather than assuming a version. Until the fix is installed, treat privileged CLI access as the primary control boundary: restrict network reachability of the administrative CLI (SSH/management interface) to a dedicated management VLAN or jump host, since the attack vector is network-based and the prerequisite is an already highly privileged account, and remove or tightly limit administrative CLI accounts that do not need to run import operations. Where operationally feasible, avoid or tightly control use of the 'import remotelog_config file' command and validate or rename files before import so filenames contain no shell metacharacters; the trade-off is reduced operational convenience for log-config imports. Enable and monitor Guardium audit logging and CLI command history for invocations of 'import remotelog_config' and for unexpected root-level process execution, which provides detection rather than prevention and therefore should be paired with the patch. Privileged-access controls such as multi-factor authentication and just-in-time elevation on the appliance further reduce the likelihood that a single compromised admin account is sufficient to exploit the flaw.

Affected VersionsENISA

Guardium Data Protection 12.2

Affected Packages

euvd guardium_data_protection no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a classic OS command injection (CWE-78) in which user-controlled input - here the filename parameter of the Guardium Data Protection CLI subcommand 'import remotelog_config file' - is passed to a shell without adequate neutralization, allowing shell metacharacters to break out of the intended argument and append attacker-chosen commands. Because the CLI component runs with elevated privileges, injected commands execute as root on the appliance, which explains the High confidentiality, integrity, and availability ratings under the assessed vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (7.2). The network attack vector (AV:N) reflects that the CLI may be reached over the network (for example via SSH or the management interface), but the Privileges Required: High metric means the attacker must already hold a high-privilege administrative account capable of invoking that command; no secondary user interaction is required (UI:N). The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* is version-agnostic, with EUVD and IBM explicitly scoping the affected release to Guardium Data Protection 12.2 (EUVD-2026-83309). Guardium is a database activity monitoring and data protection platform typically deployed as a hardened appliance, so root-level command execution undermines the security controls the product is meant to enforce.

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Severity by source

Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.2 HIGH

PR:H because only a highly-privileged CLI admin can invoke the command; AC:L as injection is straightforward once access exists; C/I/A:H reflect root-level arbitrary command execution.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorVendor: ibm

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

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the import remotelog_config file CLI command. A highly privileged authenticated user can inject shell commands through the filename parameter, potentially resulting in arbitrary command execution with root privileges and impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 contains a command injection flaw that lets a highly privileged appliance administrator execute arbitrary shell commands as root through the 'import remotelog_config file' CLI function. Because Guardium appliances underpin database activity monitoring, audit evidence, and regulatory compliance reporting, a compromise could allow an attacker to disable or tamper with monitoring controls and reach regulated data those systems are trusted to protect. Leadership should focus on the limited population of administrators with CLI access to these appliances and the compliance obligations those platforms support.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 28% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise database-activity-monitoring appliance, limited to security teams
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 1.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

37
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

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