What is CVE-2017-1264?

CVE-2017-1264 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-1264?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2017-1264

IBM Security Guardium 10.0 does not prove or insufficiently proves that the actors identity is correct which can lead to exposure of resources or functionality to unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 124739.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2017-07-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.1, 10.0.1, 10.0
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124739 (Vendor Advisory)
www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99369 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1264?: CVE-2017-1264 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-07-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-1264?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.