Is CVE-2026-84198 being exploited in the wild?

It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.

Is CVE-2026-84198 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

No public exploit code is known.

No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

Brandefense priority: patch in the next maintenance window, because of its high severity, although no exploitation is known.

Critical

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.

Published Oct 8, 2026 · Updated Oct 15, 2026

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Patch in the next maintenance window

CVE-2026-84198 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.8).
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch in the next maintenance window, because of its high severity, although no exploitation is known.

CVSS

9.8

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

n/a

Exploit maturity

None known

ATLAS score

n/a

Outside the curated set

FAQ

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
No fixed version is listed yet; check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
Brandefense priority: patch in the next maintenance window, because of its high severity, although no exploitation is known.

Brandefense matches it against the products discovered on your perimeter and opens a finding the day a CVE like this is listed.