CVE-2026-12618
HIGH 7.2IBM 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 an administrator to execute additional commands they are not entitled to due to improper validation of user supplied input.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.2), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 30th percentile
Impact if exploited
7.2CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires an admin / high-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
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Test against your own equipment
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Affected
Vendors Ibm
Products Security Verify Access Verify Identity Access Verify Identity Access Container Security Verify Access Container
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Ibm | Security Verify Access | ≥ 10.0.0 and ≤ 10.0.9.2 |
| Ibm | Security Verify Access | 10.0.9.2 |
| Ibm | Verify Identity Access | ≥ 11.0 and ≤ 11.0.3 |
| Ibm | Verify Identity Access Container | ≥ 11.0.0.0 and ≤ 11.0.3.0 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.2 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 7.2 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H