Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-84272 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-84272 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-84272?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 8 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1, 12.2.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-84272?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-84272 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-84272?
- Check whether you run IBM Guardium Data Protection at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The edge-controller component in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 and 12.2.2 lacks proper authentication mechanisms, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to submit requests over the network. An attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary container images, achieving remote code execution and gaining administrative control over managed edge clusters without needing valid credentials or user interaction.
Affected products
- IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1, 12.2.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-08: disclosed