IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the deserialization of untrusted data.
CVE-2026-81657
CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-18. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: ghsa, secondary
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 9.8
- EG Score
- 9.8(high)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity98% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
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- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 18, 2026
Last Modified
September 18, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Sep 18, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Security Bulletin: IBM Guardium Data Protection is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288040Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81657(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 6× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-19 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-19 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-19 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-18 20:31 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-18 19:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-18 19:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-81657?
CVE-2026-81657 is a critical vulnerability published on September 18, 2026. IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.2 could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system due to the deserialization of untrusted data.
When was CVE-2026-81657 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81657 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81657?
CVE-2026-81657 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81657?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81657, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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