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title: "CVE-2026-17189: IBM Security Verify Access & IBM Verify Identity Access - Stored XSS"
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 stored XSS vulnerability caused by improper input sanitization in the Web UI, letting unauthenticated attackers embed arbitrary JavaScript, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted session."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-17189/
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# CVE-2026-17189 IBM Security Verify Access & IBM Verify Identity Access - Stored XSS

IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 contain a stored XSS vulnerability caused by improper input sanitization in the Web UI, letting unauthenticated attackers embed arbitrary JavaScript, potentially leading to credential disclosure within a trusted session.

CVSS base score 8.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.15% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17189)

## Details

Type

Stored XSS

Impact

Client Script Exec, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

8 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-79](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest available versions beyond 10.0.9.2 and 11.0.3.

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-2026-17189](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17189)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628)

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