CVE-2026-1726
MEDIUMIBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1-5.1 - Privilege Management Vulnerability
Title source: manualDescription
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.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7268697
Scores
CVSS v3
4.8
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
9.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (12)
IBM/Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
4.1.0
IBM/Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
4.1.1
IBM/Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
4.2.0
IBM/Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
4.2.1
IBM/Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
5.0.0
IBM/Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
5.1.0
ibm/guardium_key_lifecycle_manager
4.1.0
ibm/guardium_key_lifecycle_manager
4.1.1
ibm/guardium_key_lifecycle_manager
4.2.0
ibm/guardium_key_lifecycle_manager
4.2.1
... and 2 more
Published
Apr 23, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 23, 2026