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Security Verify Access EUVDEUVD-2026-95281

| CVE-2026-16830 MEDIUM
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-10-08 ibm GHSA-p86v-qw46-72j7
5.4
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 low-privilege account
  2. Exploit
    Submit crafted SQL injection payload
  3. Execution
    Manipulate backend database query
  4. Impact
    Modify data and disrupt service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid authenticated session with at least low privileges on IBM Security Verify Access (10.0 through 10.0.9.2) or IBM Verify Identity Access (11.0 through 11.0.3), including their container editions (PR:L in the CVSS vector confirms authentication is needed). No user interaction is required (UI:N) and the vector is network-reachable (AV:N). The description does not name a specific feature, parameter, or non-default configuration, so the injection appears reachable through standard authenticated functionality; the primary limiting factor is the need for credentials rather than any special deployment mode.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity SQL injection (CWE-89) with a vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L). The network attack vector and low complexity favor exploitation, but PR:L requires the attacker to already hold valid authenticated credentials, which meaningfully narrows the attacker population to insiders or those who have compromised an account. Impact is constrained: no confidentiality impact (C:N), only partial integrity (I:L, data modification) and partial availability (A:L, denial of service) - notably the integrity impact is limited rather than a full database read, which is unusual for SQLi and suggests restricted injection context. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC was provided in the input, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation; this reads as a real but lower-priority issue rather than an urgent one. Patch availability from IBM means remediation should be straightforward. In short: a genuine authenticated SQLi worth patching on a normal cycle, not an emergency, absent any exploitation signal.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained low-privilege authenticated access to IBM Security Verify Access or Verify Identity Access submits crafted input to a parameter that is concatenated into a backend SQL query. By manipulating the query they modify stored data and can trigger a denial of service. No public proof-of-concept was identified in the provided data, and exploitation requires valid credentials.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026

SQL injection (CWE-89) in IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 allows a remote attacker holding a valid low-privileged session to inject SQL through standard authenticated functionality, enabling unauthorized modification of backend data and partial denial of service. The vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 score is 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L), so confidentiality is not assessed as impacted; the practical barrier is the requirement for credentials, not a special configuration. No public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) were identified at time of analysis, and IBM has published a fix via its support portal.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: IBM has released fixes for this SQL injection, and the authoritative remediation guidance, including the exact fixed version or interim fix level for each of the four affected artifacts, is published at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628 - apply that update to Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2, Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3, and the corresponding container images, then rebuild and redeploy the containers rather than patching a running image. Because the released fix level is not enumerated in the data available here, verify the precise target version against the IBM advisory before upgrading. If immediate patching is not feasible, compensating controls with trade-offs include: restrict network access to the management and administrative interfaces of Verify Access so only trusted management subnets can reach them (this reduces exposure but does not fix the injection); lower or remove unnecessary low-privileged accounts, since exploiting requires an authenticated session (this narrows the attack surface but may disrupt legitimate delegated administration); enable verbose SQL/database error logging and alerting on anomalous query patterns or unexpected write activity (this adds monitoring overhead and log volume); and place a WAF or reverse proxy in front of the endpoints with SQL-injection signature rules (this is bypassable and may generate false positives against legitimate administrative traffic). Re-credential or audit accounts that had low-privileged access while unpatched, since the flaw permits data modification that could persist undetected.

Affected VersionsENISA

Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 ≤11.0.3
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

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 defect is a classic SQL injection (CWE-89) in which user-supplied input is incorporated into a SQL statement without sufficient parameterization or escaping, allowing an authenticated attacker to alter query semantics. IBM's affected codebases are the identity and access management platforms Security Verify Access (10.0 through 10.0.9.2) and Verify Identity Access (11.0 through 11.0.3), each of which also ships as a container image; the CPE inventory confirms four affected artifacts - ibm:security_verify_access, ibm:verify_identity_access, ibm:security_verify_access_container, and ibm:verify_identity_access_container. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N, the injection point is network-reachable and exploitable with low privileges without user interaction, but the attacker must already be authenticated; the assessment notes no named feature, parameter, or non-default setting is identified in the advisory, implying the injection is reachable through ordinary authenticated functionality. The S:U scope with C:N/I:L/A:L indicates the flaw is contained within the vulnerable component, with integrity tampering and availability degradation rather than data disclosure as the assessed outcomes.

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Severity by source

Vendor (ibm) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

Network-reachable SQLi requiring an authenticated low-privilege account (PR:L), no UI, with limited data-modification and DoS impact and no disclosed confidentiality loss (C:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/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
Low
Availability
Low

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 a remote authenticated attacker to modify data and cause a denial of service due to an SQL injection vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise IAM appliance, common in large orgs but not ubiquitous
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 0.2%
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

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

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

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