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CVE-2026-12359· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access

IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 and IBM Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 through 11.0.3 could allow a remote attacker to access sensitive information due to an inconsistent interpretation of an HTTP request by a reverse proxy.

HighCVSS 8.1 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Aug 12, 2026
Updated
Aug 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 36th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
—
CNA · ibm
8.1
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmsecurity verify access
ibmverify identity access
ibmverify identity access container

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm security verify access10.0.0 and later · up to 10.0.9.2 inclusive
  • ibm security verify access10.0.9.2
  • ibm verify identity access11.0 and later · up to 11.0.3 inclusive
  • ibm verify identity access container11.0.0.0 and later · up to 11.0.3.0 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • IBM Security Verify Access

    • 10.0 and later · up to and including 10.0.9.2affected · semver

  • IBM Security Verify Access Container

    • 10.0 and later · up to and including 10.0.9.2affected · semver

  • IBM Verify Identity Access

    • 11.0 and later · up to and including 11.0.3affected · semver

  • IBM Verify Identity Access Container

    • 11.0 and later · up to and including 11.0.3affected · semver

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-39070IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.0.0, 10.0.1.0 and 10.0.2.0 with the advanced access control authentication service enabled could allow an at
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-17616Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-4101Security Vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-36087IBM Security Verify Access hard coded credentials
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-45647IBM Security Verify Access unverified password change
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-49806IBM Security Verify Access Appliance hard coded credentials
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-4101133 days apartSecurity Vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2026-119230 days apartSecurity vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
    29Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2026-120050 days apartSecurity vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
    28Monitor

Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

Authentication is added route by route instead of being enforced in one place. When a route added later bypasses the shared middleware, the session check never runs for it.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-287 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
app.use("/admin", requireSession, adminRouter);
// Route added later skips the middlewareapp.post("/admin-api/config", updateConfig);

Fixed

ts
const admin = express.Router();admin.use(requireSession, requireRole("admin"));
admin.post("/config", updateConfig);app.use("/admin", admin);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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