IBM Security Guardium command execution
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
IBM Security Guardium 10.6, 11.3, 11.4, and 11.5 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system by sending a specially crafted request. IBM X-Force ID: 258824.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01396 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Security Guardium | 10.6, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Guardium VendorIBM Affected 10.6, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.3 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.4 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.5 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_guardium:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-35893
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qr7-p3xx-g5rx
References
More IBM Security Guardium vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-01023 OS command injection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2017-01036 SQL injection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03617 Missing brute-force protection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-03697 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-03690 IBM Security Guardium 11.2 does not require that users should have strong passwords by… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-03991 Hard-coded credentials in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-35893 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-35893 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qr7-p3xx-g5rx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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