Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2.2 are vulnerable to missing authentication in the edge-controller component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary container images and gain control of managed edge clusters.
Published: 2026-10-08
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Patch Now
AI Analysis

Impact

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2.2 contain a missing authentication check in the edge-controller component. An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger the execution of arbitrary container images. This yields full control over the managed edge cluster and can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the protected data.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12.1 and 12.2.2. All installations that include the edge-controller component are impacted. IBM recommends applying the latest IBM Guardium Data Protection Edge patch 12.0p15004 for all affected systems; for older supported releases the general patch 12.0p147 should be applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 9.8, indicating a high severity. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, which does not reduce its potential impact. The likely attack vector is an unauthenticated remote connection to the edge-controller service, which is reachable over the network.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 8, 2026 at 22:05 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly. For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by applying the latest IBM Guardium Data Protection Edge patch 12.0p15004: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=12.2&platform=Linux&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_12.0p15004_Edge&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc For all affected versions, IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by applying the latest IBM Guardium Data Protection patch 12.0p147: https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/quickorder?parent=IBM%20Security&product=ibm/Information+Management/InfoSphere+Guardium&release=All&platform=All&function=fixId&fixids=SqlGuard_12.0p147_FixPack&includeSupersedes=0&source=fc

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the IBM Guardium Data Protection Edge patch 12.0p15004 to all affected edge-controller installations.
  • If using older supported releases, install IBM Guardium Data Protection patch 12.0p147 to ensure the authentication check is present.
  • If an immediate patch is not feasible, restrict network access to the edge-controller service to limit exposure and monitor logs for unauthorized container image execution.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 8, 2026 at 22:05 UTC.

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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2.2 are vulnerable to missing authentication in the edge-controller component. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary container images and gain control of managed edge clusters.
Title IBM Guardium Data Protection Missing Authentication
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm guardium Data Protection
Weaknesses CWE-306
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_data_protection:12.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm guardium Data Protection
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Subscriptions

Ibm Guardium Data Protection
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T19:05:27.069Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T14:13:55.424Z

Link: CVE-2026-84272

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-08T20:17:37.753

Modified: 2026-10-08T20:49:50.083

Link: CVE-2026-84272

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T22:15:19Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function