CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-1726
IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 5.0, and 5.1 enables privilege escalation, allowing unauthorized users to perform administrative operations after being demoted. Attackers could access sensitive data, modify system configurations, or change permissions for other users. The issue undermines administrative controls and could lead to data breaches, system compromise, and loss of trust in the application's security mechanisms.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*…
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:633f633899e360d89380aa11c53bc4a52ae86b02bcb95be864f4f73a92a089ed · sha256:d72f8391c1fb4b2e… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.8,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:633f633899e360d89380aa11c53bc4a52ae86b02bcb95be864f4f73a92a089ed · sha256:d72f8391c1fb4b2e… · /containers/adp/0/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-269","description":"CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:633f633899e360d89380aa11c53bc4a52ae86b02bcb95be864f4f73a92a089ed · sha256:d72f8391c1fb4b2e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"tags":["vendor-advisory","patch"],"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7268697"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:633f633899e360d89380aa11c53bc4a52ae86b02bcb95be864f4f73a92a089ed · sha256:d72f8391c1fb4b2e… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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