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CVE-2026-82344

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the S-TAP TrafficTap TDS login reassembly functionality. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send crafted TDS login fragments that exceed the fixed-size reassembly buffer, potentially resulting in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the affected system.

Scores

9.8
CVSS 9.8 out of 10, critical severity.
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
8 October 2026
Last changed
10 October 2026
NVD status
Analyzed
Severity
Critical, CVSS 9.8 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
Affects
  • ibm guardium data protection
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 32).

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