CVE-2026-4917
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
IBM Guardium Data Protection 12.1 could allow an administrative user to traverse directories on the system. An attacker could send a specially crafted URL request containing "dot dot" sequences (/../) to write arbitrary files on the system.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
4.9
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-23 00:16:46.293000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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"published": "2026-04-23T00:16:46.293",
"lastModified": "2026-10-25T23:10:00.167",
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"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
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"scope": "UNCHANGED",
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"source": "[email protected]",
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