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Security Verify Access EUVDEUVD-2026-95272

| CVE-2026-78399 MEDIUM
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2026-10-08 ibm GHSA-cvfp-hmq6-h8p5
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: ibm
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with valid credentials
  2. Delivery
    Send specially crafted HTTP query
  3. Exploit
    Trigger uncontrolled resource allocation
  4. Execution
    Exhaust system memory/CPU
  5. Impact
    Access service denied to users

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource allocation limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated session on the target (PR:L), after which the attacker sends a specially crafted HTTP query that triggers improper/uncontrolled resource allocation (CWE-770) against the web interface. Affected deployments are IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3, including the containerized editions (Security Verify Access Container and Verify Identity Access Container) per the CPE list. The key limiting factors are: valid authentication is mandatory (no unauthenticated exploitation), and impact is confined to availability - no data disclosure or modification occurs. No special non-default feature or configuration is named in the description beyond normal HTTP request handling, so default authenticated-user access to the HTTP interface is the operative prerequisite.

Impact

This is a moderate-priority availability issue, not a top-tier emergency. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity denial of service that nonetheless requires authentication (PR:L) and yields only availability impact (A:H) with no confidentiality or integrity loss. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or SSVC decision data was supplied, and there is no indication of public exploit code, so the exploitation signals are uniformly weak: there is no evidence of active exploitation and no POC identified at time of analysis. The requirement for a valid authenticated session (PR:L) meaningfully constrains the attacker population - this is not an unauthenticated internet-facing crash - which is consistent with the CWE-770 (uncontrolled resource allocation) root cause where a logged-in user sends a crafted HTTP query to exhaust system resources. Net: a credible but bounded availability risk suitable for routine prioritized patching rather than crisis response. Note the missing-data limitation explicitly: no EPSS, KEV, or POC telemetry was provided, so the 'no public exploit' determination rests on absence of input signals rather than confirmed absence of exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds valid (potentially low-privilege) credentials on an IBM Security Verify Access or Verify Identity Access deployment sends one or more specially crafted HTTP queries that trigger improper allocation of system resources, exhausting memory or CPU and rendering the access-management service unavailable to legitimate users. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, and the network vector with low complexity (AV:N/AC:L) means a single authenticated session is sufficient to attempt the attack.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026

An authenticated user can exhaust server resources in IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3, including the containerized editions, by submitting a specially crafted HTTP query that triggers uncontrolled resource allocation, resulting in a denial of service (CVSS 3.1 base 6.5, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session on the affected HTTP interface (PR:L); there is no confidentiality or integrity impact, only availability. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV, so this is a moderate-priority availability defect rather than a top-tier emergency; vendor patching is available per IBM's advisory.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: IBM documents the fix in its support bulletin at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628, which should be consulted for the exact fixed release level for Security Verify Access 10.x and Verify Identity Access 11.x; upgrade the appliance and the container images to the corrected build and restart the affected services. Where immediate upgrade is not possible, compensating controls are: enforce request-rate and connection limits on the HTTP interface at a fronting reverse proxy or WAF (trade-off: legitimate burst traffic and some authentication flows may be throttled, so tune thresholds carefully); restrict network reachability of the management/HTTP endpoints to trusted administrative networks (trade-off: reduces usability for remote or federated users); and monitor for abnormal resource growth, long-running requests, or repeated malformed queries from a single authenticated session, terminating offending sessions and accounts (trade-off: monitoring is detective, not preventive, and requires adequate telemetry/log retention). Because exploitation requires a valid authenticated session, tightening account provisioning, session timeout and least-privilege role assignment reduces the pool of potential attackers but does not remove the underlying exposure.

Affected VersionsENISA

Security Verify Access Container 10.0 ≤10.0.9.2
Security Verify Access 10.0 ≤10.0.9.2
Verify Identity Access 11.0 ≤11.0.3
Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 ≤11.0.3

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 root cause is CWE-770, Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. The affected components are the web/HTTP request-handling layer of IBM Security Verify Access (10.0 through 10.0.9.2) and IBM Verify Identity Access (11.0 through 11.0.3); the CPE list also covers the containerized distributions, cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access_container and cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access_container, indicating the defect is in the application stack and is not exclusive to the appliance form factor. A crafted HTTP query causes the service to allocate system resources without effective bounds or rate limiting, so repeated or amplified requests progressively consume memory/threads/handles until the service degrades or stops responding. Because the CVSS vector carries PR:L, the attacker must already hold a valid low-privileged session; the vector shows no scope change (S:U), no data exposure (C:N) and no modification (I:N), confining the effect to availability (A:H).

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Severity by source

Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable crafted HTTP query (AV:N/AC:L) requires a valid session so PR:L; only availability is affected (C:N/I:N/A:H) with no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (ibm).

CVSS VectorVendor: ibm

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

DescriptionCVE.org

IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using a specially crafted HTTP query due to improper allocation of system resources

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise IAM appliance, common in large orgs but not everywhere
Data Quality
4 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 0.3%
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· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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