CVE-2023-26271: IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption information disclosure

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-08-28 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-307

Description

IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (IBM Guardium Cloud Key Manager (GCKM) 1.10.3)) uses an inadequate account lockout setting that could allow a remote attacker to brute force account credentials. IBM X-Force ID: 248126.

Affected products

IBM Guardium Cloud Key Manager: through 1.10.3

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248126
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6995161
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248126
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6995161

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