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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.

Published Oct 8, 2026, 08:17 PM UTCIngested 45m agoSource NVD(cve-db)CVE-2026-84272

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 v3.1 base metrics

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8

Critical severity

Band computed from the CVSS base score, not the source's own label — so it means the same thing across every feed.

AV

Network

Attack Vector

AC

Low

Attack Complexity

PR

None

Privileges Required

UI

None

User Interaction

S

Unchanged

Scope

C

High

Confidentiality

I

High

Integrity

A

High

Availability