
🚨 IBM GUARDIUM DATA PROTECTION 12.2 — CRITICAL UNAUTHENTICATED RCE / AUTH BYPASS CLUSTER IBM published security bulletins for Guardium Data Protection 12.2 covering multiple critical unauthenticated issues (initial publish 2026-09-17). Lead CVEs include: • CVE-2026-81657 — CVSS 9.8 unauthenticated RCE via deserialization • CVE-2026-82340 — CVSS 9.8 unauthenticated CAS insecure deserialization • CVE-2026-82967 — CVSS 9.8 unauthenticated bypass of IP-based access controls Additional criticals are documented in the official IBM support pages. ⚠️ Analyst Note: This is an official IBM vendor bulletin set — not a dark-web claim and not framed as a CISA KEV listing unless separately verified. Patch via IBM Fix Central and review management-plane exposure promptly. Official IBM pages: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288035 #DDW #DarkWeb #CVE #IBM #Guardium #RCE #CyberSecurity
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IBM's security bulletin reveals multiple critical unauthenticated RCE and bypass flaws in Guardium Data Protection 12.2, with CVSS scores up to 9.8, and urges patching via IBM Fix Central.


