CVE-2026-87980 (GCVE-0-2026-87980)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-08 21:25 – Updated: 2026-10-08 21:26
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Security vulnerability affects the UNIX S-TAP component as part of IBM Guardium Data Protection
Summary
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext storage of sensitive information in logs.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291672 | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Guardium Data Protection |
Affected:
12.0
Affected: 12.1 Affected: 12.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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