---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `guardium_data_protection = 12.1`
- `guardium_data_protection = 12.2.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.