Critical (9.8) in ibm. EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
IBM Security Guardium Data Encryption (GDE) 3.0.0.2 contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. IBM X-Force ID: 171832.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 69% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)