CVE-2026-1726

MediumCVSS 4.8/10Last modified Oct 26, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 4.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
IBMGuardium Key Lifecycle Manager4.1.0; 4.1.1; 4.2.0; 4.2.1; 5.0.0; 5.1.0

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 23, 2026
Last modified
Oct 26, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2026-1726: Medium severity, CVSS 4.8 | Vulnix