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CVE-2026-84272

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)—

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

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector CVSS AV:N/PR:N/UI:N indica explotación remota sin autenticación (T1190). CWE-306 (missing authentication) y descripción explícita de 'unauthenticated remote attacker' confirman acceso inicial. Ejecución de contenedores arbitrarios implica creación/secuestro de cuentas (T1078) y escalada de pr

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Application Isolation and SandboxingExploit ProtectionUpdate SoftwareVulnerability ScanningThreat Intelligence ProgramPrivileged Account Management

Affected technologies (1)

IBM — Guardium Data Protection

CWEs

References

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