📄 Description (English)
IBM Data Risk Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — IBM Data Risk Manager contains an unspecified vulnerability which could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to execute commands on the system.�
🤖 AI Executive Summary
IBM Data Risk Manager contains a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) allowing authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. This vulnerability poses severe risk to organizations managing sensitive data classification and governance. Immediate patching is essential as exploits are publicly available.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 19, 2026 11:47
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Critical impact on Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions) and government agencies (NCA oversight) that utilize IBM Data Risk Manager for data governance and compliance. Financial institutions managing customer data, healthcare organizations handling patient records, and energy sector entities (ARAMCO, subsidiaries) face significant risk of data breach, unauthorized access, and system compromise. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) managing subscriber data are also at high risk.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Healthcare
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Insurance
Large Enterprises with Data Governance Requirements
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
- Identify all IBM Data Risk Manager instances in your environment
- Restrict network access to Data Risk Manager to authorized users only
- Implement network segmentation to isolate affected systems
- Monitor authentication logs for suspicious login attempts
2. PATCHING:
- Apply IBM security patches immediately (contact IBM support for version-specific patches)
- Test patches in non-production environment first
- Schedule maintenance window for production deployment
3. COMPENSATING CONTROLS:
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect command injection patterns
- Enable enhanced logging and monitoring for Data Risk Manager activities
- Implement multi-factor authentication for all Data Risk Manager access
- Restrict administrative access to minimum required personnel
4. DETECTION:
- Monitor for unusual process execution from Data Risk Manager service accounts
- Alert on unexpected outbound connections from Data Risk Manager servers
- Track modifications to system files and configuration changes
- Review audit logs for unauthorized command execution attempts
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. الإجراءات الفورية:
- تحديد جميع نسخ مدير مخاطر البيانات من IBM في بيئتك
- تقييد الوصول إلى الشبكة لمدير مخاطر البيانات للمستخدمين المصرحين فقط
- تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لعزل الأنظمة المتأثرة
- مراقبة سجلات المصادقة للكشف عن محاولات تسجيل دخول مريبة
2. التصحيح:
- تطبيق تصحيحات أمان IBM على الفور (اتصل بدعم IBM للحصول على التصحيحات الخاصة بالإصدار)
- اختبار التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج أولاً
- جدولة نافذة صيانة لنشر الإنتاج
3. الضوابط البديلة:
- تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) للكشف عن أنماط حقن الأوامر
- تفعيل السجلات المحسنة والمراقبة لأنشطة مدير مخاطر البيانات
- تنفيذ المصادقة متعددة العوامل لجميع الوصول إلى مدير مخاطر البيانات
- تقييد الوصول الإداري للموظفين المطلوبين بالحد الأدنى
4. الكشف:
- مراقبة تنفيذ العمليات غير المعتادة من حسابات خدمة مدير مخاطر البيانات
- التنبيه على الاتصالات الخارجية غير المتوقعة من خوادم مدير مخاطر البيانات
- تتبع التعديلات على ملفات النظام والتغييرات في الإعدادات
- مراجعة سجلات التدقيق لمحاولات تنفيذ الأوامر غير المصرح بها
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1 - Access Control and Authentication
5.2 - User Access Management
6.1 - Cryptography and Data Protection
7.1 - Security Monitoring and Logging
8.1 - Incident Response and Management
🔵 SAMA CSF
Governance and Risk Management - Risk Assessment
Information Security - Access Control
Information Security - Monitoring and Logging
Incident Management - Detection and Response
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1 - Policies for information security
A.6.1 - Information security roles and responsibilities
A.8.1 - User endpoint devices
A.8.2 - Privileged access rights
A.8.3 - Information access restriction
A.12.4 - Logging
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 1 - Firewall configuration
Requirement 2 - Default passwords and security parameters
Requirement 6 - Secure development and vulnerability management
Requirement 8 - User identification and authentication
Requirement 10 - Logging and monitoring
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
IBM:Data Risk Manager