CVE-2026-16916

IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a protection mechanism failure.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access_container::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access_container::::::::

History

09 Oct 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Ibm verify Identity Access Container Ibm verify Identity Access Ibm security Verify Access Container Ibm Ibm security Verify Access
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access_container:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access_container:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access::::::::

08 Oct 2026, 21:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-10-08 21:17

Updated : 2026-10-10 13:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-16916

Mitre link : CVE-2026-16916

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-16916

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

security_verify_access
verify_identity_access
verify_identity_access_container
security_verify_access_container

CWE

CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure

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