CVE-2026-84290

Security vulnerability affects the Windows S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection

Published Oct 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, 12.2 is affected by an improper validation of user-supplied pointers in the WfpMonitor kernel driver. Certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL handlers dereference user-controlled pointers without adequate probing and exception handling, potentially allowing a privileged local attacker to cause a system crash or perform limited kernel-memory reads.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing this vulnerability now by applying the latest IBM Guardium Data Protection Windows S-TAP patch:  https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=Guardium_12.x.p102_r120204351_S-TAP_Windows&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, 12.2 is affected by an improper validation of user-supplied pointers in the WfpMonitor kernel driver. Certain METHOD_NEITHER IOCTL handlers dereference user-controlled pointers without adequate probing and exception handling, potentially allowing a privileged local attacker to cause a system crash or perform limited kernel-memory reads.
Title Security vulnerability affects the Windows S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm guardium Data Protection
Weaknesses CWE-119
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm guardium Data Protection
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ibm
Published
Updated
Oct 12, 2026, 10:54 PM
Reserved
Sep 1, 2026, 4:03 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Oct 8, 2026, 7:20 PM
Modified
Oct 13, 2026, 7:52 PM