CVE-2026-81656 PUBLISHED

IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 27.08.2026 Published: 18.09.2026 Updated: 18.09.2026

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a SQL injection vulnerability in the New Query Builder REST Processor. A low-privileged authenticated user can inject SQL statements through the newQueryBuilder REST endpoint, potentially resulting in unauthorized access to data and impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 8.8

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

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	IBM
Product	Guardium Data Protection
Versions	Version 12.2 is affected

Solutions

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly.

ProductVersions FixIBM Guardium Data Protection12.2 https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=12.2&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_12.0p233_FixPack&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040

Problem Types

CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE