CVE-2026-84272 IBM Guardium Data Protection - Authentication Bypass

IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2.2 contain a missing authentication vulnerability in the edge-controller component, letting unauthenticated remote attackers execute arbitrary container images and control managed edge clusters.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.40% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Authentication Bypass
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
8 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-306

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 12.2.2 or apply available patches.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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