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title: "CVE-2026-109126: IBM Verify Identity Access & Security Verify Access - Hardcoded Credentials"
description: "IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0.3.1 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.9.3 Appliance contain a hardcoded credentials vulnerability caused by embedded static credentials, letting physically proximate attackers gain elevated privileges, exploit requires physical proximity."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-109126/
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# CVE-2026-109126 IBM Verify Identity Access & Security Verify Access - Hardcoded Credentials

IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0.3.1 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.9.3 Appliance contain a hardcoded credentials vulnerability caused by embedded static credentials, letting physically proximate attackers gain elevated privileges, exploit requires physical proximity.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109126)

## Details

Type

Hardcoded Credentials

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

20 October 2026

Updated

20 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest available version that removes hardcoded credentials.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109126](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109126)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292606](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292606)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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