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title: "CVE-2026-16916: IBM Security Verify Access - Remote Code Execution"
description: "IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 contain a remote code execution caused by a protection mechanism failure, letting remote authenticated attackers execute arbitrary code."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-16916/
---

# CVE-2026-16916 IBM Security Verify Access - Remote Code Execution

IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 contain a remote code execution caused by a protection mechanism failure, letting remote authenticated attackers execute arbitrary code.

CVSS base score 9.1 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.42% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16916)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

8 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-693](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/693.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16916](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16916)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628)

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