CVE-2026-1274: CWE-840 Business Logic Errors in IBM Guardium Data Protection
IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12. 0, 12. 1, and 12. 2 contain a business logic vulnerability that allows bypassing access management controls. This issue is classified as CWE-840 and affects the access management control panel. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4. 9, indicating medium severity. There is no information available about an official patch or remediation from the vendor at this time. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-1274 is a business logic error vulnerability (CWE-840) in IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2. It allows an attacker with high privileges to bypass access management controls in the product's control panel. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can lead to integrity issues. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and unchanged scope.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized modification or manipulation of data or configurations within IBM Guardium Data Protection due to bypassing access management controls. It does not affect confidentiality or availability. No known exploits have been reported, and the impact is limited to integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, organizations should review and restrict access privileges to the Guardium Data Protection control panel to trusted administrators only and monitor for any unusual activity related to access management.
CVE-2026-1274: CWE-840 Business Logic Errors in IBM Guardium Data Protection
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12. 0, 12. 1, and 12. 2 contain a business logic vulnerability that allows bypassing access management controls. This issue is classified as CWE-840 and affects the access management control panel. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4. 9, indicating medium severity. There is no information available about an official patch or remediation from the vendor at this time. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-1274 is a business logic error vulnerability (CWE-840) in IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2. It allows an attacker with high privileges to bypass access management controls in the product's control panel. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can lead to integrity issues. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and unchanged scope.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized modification or manipulation of data or configurations within IBM Guardium Data Protection due to bypassing access management controls. It does not affect confidentiality or availability. No known exploits have been reported, and the impact is limited to integrity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, organizations should review and restrict access privileges to the Guardium Data Protection control panel to trusted administrators only and monitor for any unusual activity related to access management.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-20T21:55:55.165Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 69e95f0887115cfb68141896
Added to database: 4/22/2026, 11:51:36 PM
Last enriched: 4/23/2026, 12:06:45 AM
Last updated: 4/23/2026, 2:07:32 AM
Views: 7
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