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CVE-2026-78537VulnerabilityPublished

IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 5.0, and 5.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-78537· Medium 6.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 00:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (ibm)CVSS 3.16.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
IBMGuardium Key Lifecycle ManagerAffected
  • 4.1 – 5.1
6 affected builds
Fixed in–
Mavencom.ibm/guardium_key_lifecycle_managerpkg:maven/com.ibm/guardium_key_lifecycle_managerOther threatsAffected
  • 4.1 – 5.1
6 affected builds
Fixed in–

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Description

IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager versions 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 5.0, and 5.1 contain a vulnerability due to the use of a weak cryptographic algorithm. This flaw could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.8.

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