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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-1726

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…

Published Apr 23, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · guardium key lifecycle manager

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-1726. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of guardium key lifecycle manager is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • cpe ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager4.1.0
  • cpe ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager4.1.1
  • cpe ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager4.2.0
  • cpe ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager4.2.1
  • cpe ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager5.0.0
  • cpe ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager5.1.0

How to fix CVE-2026-1726

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-1726. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of guardium key lifecycle manager is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager 4.1.0; ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager 4.1.1; ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager 4.2.0; ibm/guardium key lifecycle manager 4.2.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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 los

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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 los

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-1726

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-1726

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-1726

    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 f

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.