CVE-2026-4919
MediumCVSS 4.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs
Summary
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This allows an administrative user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI, altering intended functionality and potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted session.
Risk Assessment
An administrative user could exploit this to steal other users' credentials or perform unauthorized actions in their context.
Recommendation
Update IBM Guardium Data Protection to a patched version and implement input validation and Content Security Policy.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Data Protection
See all- CVE-2026-84249Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 and 12.2.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary management operations due to missing authentication for a critical function.
- CVE-2026-80381Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute unauthorized SQL statements due to SQL injection.
- CVE-2026-75875Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to path traversal.
- CVE-2026-84272Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2.2 are vulnerable to missing authentication in the edge-controller component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary container images and gain control of managed edge clusters.
- CVE-2026-84244Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Quick Search results grid. An unauthenticated attacker who can influence monitored database traffic could execute malicious script in the browser of an authenticated Guardium user.
- CVE-2026-84436Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to command injection in the certificate export CLI functionality. A privileged authenticated CLI user can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.
- CVE-2026-84082Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command.
- CVE-2026-84078Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a missing authentication vulnerability in the LoadBalancerServlet. An unauthenticated user can access privileged load-balancer operations, potentially resulting in unauthorized actions and impact to the integrity and availability of the affected system.
- CVE-2026-84075Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions due to missing authentication for the ChangeTrackerServlet.
- CVE-2026-84073Critical
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command.
Original NVD description (English source)
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an administrative user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

