Guardium Data Protection vulnerability

What happened

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability in the import remotelog_config file CLI command. A highly privileged authenticated user can inject shell commands through the filename parameter, potentially resulting in arbitrary command execution with root privileges and impact to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.

Affected versions

Guardium Data Protection: 12.2 Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.