IBM Guardium Data Protection: SQL injection in Sniffer component
Summary
IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12.0, 12.1 and 12.2 contain an SQL injection vulnerability. A remote attacker can execute unauthorized SQL statements, which may allow viewing, modifying or deleting data in the back-end database. According to the CNA record, no privileges or user interaction are required, and the CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical). IBM places the flaw in the Sniffer component, which is not yet confirmed by the official bulletin.
Affected
- IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0
- IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1
- IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2
- Component: Sniffer (per secondary sources, to be confirmed)
Fixed in
Unknown. IBM recommends applying the latest Guardium Data Protection Sniffer patch for all affected versions. The exact fixed build is not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
Workaround
None (no vendor workaround listed in the IBM bulletin).
Exploitation
- No evidence of exploitation in the wild found at the time of research.
- No public proof of concept found.
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact total.
Our recommendation
- Open IBM Security Bulletin 7291674 and identify the exact fixed Sniffer build for your version.
- Apply the IBM Sniffer patch to all affected Guardium instances as a priority. Patch the whole bulletin, as other Sniffer flaws of the same bulletin are also rated critical.
- Until patched, restrict network access to Guardium appliances, Sniffer and collector interfaces and admin endpoints to management networks.
- Check whether Guardium is exposed to untrusted networks and monitor for unusual database queries or audit log changes.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- IBM Security Bulletin 7291674 www.ibm.com
- CVE record mirror (threatint) cve.threatint.com
- Vulners VulnCheck/Vulnrichment record vulners.com
- Rapid7 record (EPSS) vulners.com
- IBM Guardium 12.0p4019 Sniffer update (unverified link to CVE) www.ibm.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 30 Oct 2026, 20:15.
Original description (NVD)
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute unauthorized SQL statements due to SQL injection.
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
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