CVE-2026-16823 IBM Security Verify Access & IBM Verify Identity Access - Authentication Bypass

IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 contain a broken authentication caused by improper authentication, letting remote attackers bypass security restrictions, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.33% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Authentication Bypass
Impact
Broken Authentication
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
8 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-287

Vendor fix

Update to versions later than 10.0.9.2 for Security Verify Access and later than 11.0.3 for Verify Identity Access or latest available versions.

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

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