{"id":"CVE-2026-1726","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager","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.","publishedAt":"2026-04-22T23:42:05.901Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-11T13:46:57.418Z","severity":{"score":4.8,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","source":"CISA-ADP"},"assigner":"ibm","products":["IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager"],"affected":[{"vendor":"IBM","product":"Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"4.1.0","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.1.1","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.2.0","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"4.2.1","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.0.0","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.1.0","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"}],"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:guardium_key_lifecycle_manager:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]}],"references":["https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7268697"],"weaknesses":["CWE-269"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:11:10.572Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/1xxx/CVE-2026-1726.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-1726","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-04-22T23:42:05.901Z","dateUpdated":"2026-06-11T13:46:57.418Z","assignerShortName":"ibm","assignerOrgId":"9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522","dateReserved":"2026-01-30T22:03:35.181Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"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. 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Download IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/gklm/5.x?topic=software-download-instructions","supportingMedia":[{"type":"text/html","base64":false,"value":"<p><strong>IBM encourages customers to update their systems promptly. </strong></p><div><div><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Principal Product and Version(s)</strong></td><td><strong>Remediation/Fixes</strong></td></tr><tr><td>IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM) v4.1</td><td><p>1. Download IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pao-customer\" rel=\"nofollow\">(GKLM) v5.1</a> (the product is available for download through<a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/software/passportadvantage/pao-customer\" rel=\"nofollow\"> IBM Passport Advantage)</a></p><p>2. Apply <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm%2FTivoli%2FIBM+Tivoli+Key+Lifecycle+Manager&amp;fixids=5.1.0-ISS-GKLM-FP0001&amp;source=SAR&amp;function=fixId&amp;parent=IBM%20Security\" rel=\"nofollow\">5.1.0-ISS-GKLM-FP0001</a></p></td></tr><tr><td>IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM) v4.1.1</td></tr><tr><td>IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM) v4.2</td></tr><tr><td>IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM) v4.2.1</td></tr><tr><td>IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM) v5.0</td></tr><tr><td>IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM) v5.1</td><td>Apply <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm%2FTivoli%2FIBM+Tivoli+Key+Lifecycle+Manager&amp;fixids=5.1.0-ISS-GKLM-FP0001&amp;source=SAR&amp;function=fixId&amp;parent=IBM%20Security\" rel=\"nofollow\">5.1.0-ISS-GKLM-FP0001</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><p>Download instruction - <a href=\"https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/gklm/5.x?topic=software-download-instructions\" rel=\"nofollow\">https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/gklm/5.x?topic=software-download-instructions</a></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>"}]}],"source":{"discovery":"UNKNOWN"},"x_generator":{"engine":"ibm-cvegen"}},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"scope":"UNCHANGED","version":"3.1","baseScore":4.8,"attackVector":"NETWORK","baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","integrityImpact":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","attackComplexity":"HIGH","availabilityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","confidentialityImpact":"LOW"}},{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"timestamp":"2026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"total"}],"role":"CISA Coordinator","version":"2.0.3","id":"CVE-2026-1726"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-04-25T03:55:44.611Z"}}]}}}