CVE-2026-1272
Received Received - Intake
Security Misconfiguration in IBM Guardium Access Control Panel

Publication date: 2026-04-23

Last updated on: 2026-04-27

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 is vulnerable to Security Misconfiguration vulnerability in the user access control panel.
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Published
2026-04-23
Last Modified
2026-04-27
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-04-23
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-1272
EUVD
EUVD-2026-25121
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 3 associated CPEs
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ibm guardium_data_protection 12.1
ibm guardium_data_protection 12.0
ibm guardium_data_protection 12.2
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CWE ID Description
CWE-613 According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization."
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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-1272 is a Security Misconfiguration vulnerability found in IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2. It is related to insufficient session expiration in the user access control panel, meaning that sessions may not properly expire as intended.

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-613 (Insufficient Session Expiration) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 2.7, indicating a low severity issue that requires high privileges to exploit and does not impact confidentiality or availability but has a low impact on integrity.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could allow an attacker with high privileges to exploit the insufficient session expiration in the user access control panel, potentially leading to low integrity issues.

Since the vulnerability does not affect confidentiality or availability, the impact is limited, but improper session handling could allow unauthorized actions or changes within the system if sessions remain active longer than intended.

Mitigation Strategies

The vulnerability CVE-2026-1272 in IBM Guardium Data Protection versions 12.0, 12.1, and 12.2 is caused by insufficient session expiration in the user access control panel.

There are no known workarounds or mitigations other than applying the official updates provided by IBM.

  • Promptly apply the security updates released by IBM for the affected versions (12.0, 12.1, and 12.2) to remediate the issue.
Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify how CVE-2026-1272 affects compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

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