{"id":"CVE-2026-84272","title":"IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2.2 are vulnerable to missing authentication in the edge-controller component","summary":"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 co…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-306"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"guardium_data_protection","affected":["guardium_data_protection = 12.1","guardium_data_protection = 12.2.2"],"published":"2026-10-08","updated":"2026-10-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-10T13:17:33.153","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84272","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288832","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00401,"epssPercentile":0.34208,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T21:07:56.445Z","ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-10T03:55:54.476033Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-84272","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `guardium_data_protection = 12.1`\n- `guardium_data_protection = 12.2.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":54,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}