What is CVE-2017-1266?

CVE-2017-1266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2017-1266?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium

CVE-2017-1266

IBM Security Guardium 10.0 specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors. IBM X-Force ID: 124741.

Published 2017-12-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 43rd percentile — 43.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.1.3, 10.1, 10.0.1
IBM Security Guardium — versions 10.0, 10.0.1, 10.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/124741 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1266?: CVE-2017-1266 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Guardium, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2017-1266?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.