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CVE-2026-84272

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2.2 are vulnerable to missing authentication in the edge-controller component.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.40%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-306
Affected: ibm/guardium data protection
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

EPSS trend

EPSS moved from 0.4% on 9 October 2026 to 0.4% on 26 October 2026.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288832Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.