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title: "CVE-2026-19493: IBM Security Verify Access & IBM Verify Identity Access - Path Traversal"
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 path traversal vulnerability caused by improper input validation, letting remote attackers perform arbitrary file write."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-19493/
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# CVE-2026-19493 IBM Security Verify Access & IBM Verify Identity Access - Path Traversal

IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 contain a path traversal vulnerability caused by improper input validation, letting remote attackers perform arbitrary file write.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.36% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19493)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Write, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

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

Published

8 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.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-2026-19493](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19493)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628)

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