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Verify Identity Access CVE-2026-12358

| EUVDEUVD-2026-78876 HIGH
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674)
2026-09-15 ibm GHSA-5v9h-4q5c-frf2
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: ibm
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Recursion depth limits
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026

Unauthenticated remote denial of service in IBM Verify Identity Access (the current name of IBM Security Verify Access) and its container editions, where crafted incoming requests reach a handler that fails to validate resource consumption, leading to uncontrolled recursion (CWE-674) and service exhaustion. CVSS 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, availability-only impact) means any network-reachable instance can be knocked offline without credentials, but confidentiality and integrity are unaffected. IBM has published a vendor fix; no public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was present in the supplied intelligence, and no EPSS score was provided.

Affected VersionsENISA

Verify Identity Access 11.0.0 ≤11.0.3 Interim Fix 001
Verify Identity Access Container 11.0.0 ≤11.0.3 Interim Fix 001
Security Verify Access Container 10.0.0 ≤10.0.9.2 Interim Fix 001
Security Verify Access 10.0.0 ≤10.0.9.2 Interim Fix 001

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Severity by source

Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: ibm

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Verify Identity Access could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to insufficient validation of incoming request resources.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68% exploitable
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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An out-of-bounds write in IBM Verify Identity Access (and its predecessor branding, IBM Security Verify Access, plus bot

CVE-2026-4101 CRITICAL
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Authentication bypass in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access (versions 10.0-10.0.9.1 and 11.0-11.0

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Arbitrary command execution in IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 thro

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Authenticated argument injection in IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0

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Cross-site request forgery in IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 throu

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