CVE-2026-1272: CWE-613 Insufficient Session Expiration in IBM Guardium Data Protection
IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12. 0, 12. 1, and 12. 2 contain a security misconfiguration vulnerability related to insufficient session expiration in the user access control panel. This vulnerability is identified as CWE-613. The CVSS score is low (2. 7), indicating limited impact. There is no evidence of known exploits in the wild. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by IBM.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-1272 describes a security misconfiguration vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0 through 12.2, specifically involving insufficient session expiration controls in the user access control panel. This could potentially allow an attacker with high privileges to maintain access longer than intended, but the impact is limited to integrity with no confidentiality or availability impact. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.7 and no known active exploitation. No official fix or mitigation has been documented at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may allow an attacker with high privileges to perform limited unauthorized actions due to insufficient session expiration, potentially affecting system integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The low CVSS score reflects the limited severity of this issue. No known exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the IBM vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary workaround has been published, monitor IBM communications for updates. Until a fix is available, consider reviewing session management configurations and enforcing session timeouts where possible.
CVE-2026-1272: CWE-613 Insufficient Session Expiration in IBM Guardium Data Protection
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12. 0, 12. 1, and 12. 2 contain a security misconfiguration vulnerability related to insufficient session expiration in the user access control panel. This vulnerability is identified as CWE-613. The CVSS score is low (2. 7), indicating limited impact. There is no evidence of known exploits in the wild. No official patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by IBM.
CVSS v3.1
Score 2.7low
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-1272 describes a security misconfiguration vulnerability in IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0 through 12.2, specifically involving insufficient session expiration controls in the user access control panel. This could potentially allow an attacker with high privileges to maintain access longer than intended, but the impact is limited to integrity with no confidentiality or availability impact. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.7 and no known active exploitation. No official fix or mitigation has been documented at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability may allow an attacker with high privileges to perform limited unauthorized actions due to insufficient session expiration, potentially affecting system integrity. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. The low CVSS score reflects the limited severity of this issue. No known exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the IBM vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no official fix or temporary workaround has been published, monitor IBM communications for updates. Until a fix is available, consider reviewing session management configurations and enforcing session timeouts where possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-20T21:47:46.979Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69e95f0887115cfb68141893
Added to database: 4/22/2026, 11:51:36 PM
Last enriched: 4/30/2026, 8:10:37 AM
Last updated: 6/5/2026, 12:45:00 AM
Views: 72
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