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Verify Identity Access Container CVE-2026-4364

| EUVDEUVD-2026-18067 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-04-01 ibm GHSA-crwf-9ph9-47f8
5.4
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: ibm
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS 5.4 (Low-to-Medium) reflects network-accessible attack vector with low complexity, but authentication requirement (PR:L) and user interaction requirement (UI:R) substantially limit real-world impact. EPSS data not provided, but exploitation probability is moderate given that Content-Type misconfigurations are common and well-understood attack surface. No CISA KEV confirmation or public POC identified in provided data, suggesting active exploitation is not confirmed. The combination of authentication + UI requirement + limited blast radius (session-scoped XSS) means this is a lower-priority fix compared to unauthenticated or network-without-auth vulnerabilities, though it still poses risk in environments where certificate listing is accessed by privileged users or federated identity scenarios. Risk assessment: moderate priority for patching, particularly in environments handling sensitive identity data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated user with access to the IBM Verify Identity Access certificate listing interface is redirected or socially engineered to click a malicious link injecting JavaScript into the certificate list response. Because the response is labeled as text/html despite containing JSON, the browser executes embedded JavaScript in the user's security context, allowing an attacker to steal session cookies, modify certificate trust settings, or perform actions on behalf of the authenticated user. Exploitation requires both authentication and user interaction (clicking a link or visiting an attacker-controlled page), reducing opportunistic exploitation likelihood.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Apr 01, 2026

IBM Verify Identity Access Container and IBM Security Verify Access versions 10.0-10.0.9.1 and 11.0-11.0.2 return JSON payloads with incorrect Content-Type headers (text/html instead of application/json) when listing certificates via browser sessions, enabling stored or reflected cross-site scripting attacks when browsers interpret the JSON data as executable script. Authenticated users with UI interaction can trigger JavaScript injection affecting confidentiality and integrity of user sessions.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: update IBM Verify Identity Access Container to version 11.0.3 or later and IBM Security Verify Access Container to version 10.0.10 or later; similarly, update non-containerized deployments of IBM Verify Identity Access to 11.0.3 or later and IBM Security Verify Access to 10.0.10 or later. The fix involves correcting the Content-Type header from text/html to application/json for certificate listing endpoints. Consult the vendor advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7268253 for detailed patch availability and deployment guidance. As a temporary workaround pending patching, restrict access to certificate listing endpoints to trusted networks or implement web application firewall rules to enforce correct Content-Type headers on responses from affected endpoints.

Affected VersionsENISA

Security Verify Access 10.0 ≤10.0.9.1
Security Verify Access Container 10.0 ≤10.0.9.1
Verify Identity Access 11.0 ≤11.0.2
Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 ≤11.0.2

Affected Packages

euvd security_verify_access no fix
euvd security_verify_access_container no fix
euvd verify_identity_access no fix
euvd verify_identity_access_container no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 4 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability stems from Content-Type header mismatch (CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), a subset of XSS. IBM's identity and access management products expose a certificate listing endpoint that generates valid JSON responses but labels them with the HTML MIME type. Modern browsers apply content-sniffing heuristics and MIME-type-based script execution policies; when JSON containing untrusted or user-controlled data is served as text/html, the JSON structure itself can be interpreted as JavaScript (particularly in older browsers or those with permissive parsing). The affected products span both containerized (Container) and traditional deployment models (non-Container) of IBM Verify Identity Access (versions 11.0-11.0.2) and IBM Security Verify Access (versions 10.0-10.0.9.1), as indicated by the four CPE strings covering both product lines and version ranges.

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Severity by source

Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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

CVSS VectorVendor: ibm

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch released
Apr 01, 2026 - 21:00 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Apr 01, 2026 - 20:34 nvd
MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access Container 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 allows certificate listings retrieved via a browser session to return a JSON payload while incorrectly specifying the response Content-Type as text/html. Because the content is delivered with an HTML MIME type, browsers may interpret the JSON data as executable script under certain conditions. This creates an opportunity for JavaScript injection, potentially leading to cross-site scripting (XSS).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 97% 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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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