IBM Security Guardium privilege escalation
Priority LOW 35CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM Security Guardium 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, and 12.0 could allow a local user to gain elevated privileges on the system due to improper permissions control. IBM X-Force ID: 271527.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00193 9th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 | 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 12.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Security Guardium VendorIBM Affected 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 12.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:a:ibm:security_guardium:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0 | 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:a:ibm:security_guardium:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM Security Guardium — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7150840
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-25845 IBM Security Guardium command injectionPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2023-25847 IBM Security Guardium denial of servicePriority LOW 30
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-47712
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxcf-6q4p-3735
References
More IBM Security Guardium vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-01023 OS command injection in IBM Security Guardium CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-17961 IBM Security Guardium command execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 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
Sources
- CVE-2023-47712 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-47712 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wxcf-6q4p-3735 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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