CVE-2026-84272

Critical

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.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.8

Exploit probability—

Product

Ibm Guardium Data Protection

PublishedOct 8, 2026

First seenOct 8, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-306Missing authentication for critical function

How to fix

Patches

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288832

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ibm guardium_data_protection	12.1, 12.2.2	—

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