IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager is affected by a security vulnerability
- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fix or patch referenced
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
Do first: Apply the patch listed under Evidence.
- Last modified
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 7/100 · provisional
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager is affected by a flaw that uses a weak cryptographic algorithm, letting a local attacker obtain sensitive information. The attacker needs local access to the system but no login or user action.
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Read the original description
IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 5.0, and 5.1 could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a weak cryptographic algorithm.
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
- Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity6.8/10CVSS 6.8
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 62 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 57 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 29 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
What to do
Apply the patch listed under Evidence.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager
4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 5.0, 5.1
Evidence 1
- Patch
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-78537
Is CVE-2026-78537 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-78537?
Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager: versions 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.2.1, 5.0 and 1 more.Source: cve.now feed data