CVE-2026-12618 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access

High 7.2 Published Updated

Administrators can execute unauthorized commands due to improper input validation in IBM Verify Identity Access products.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-12618?

CVE-2026-12618 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 12 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 and IBM Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 through 11.0.3 could allow an administrator to execute additional commands they are not entitled to due to improper validation of user supplied input.

Weakness: CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12618?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Ibm Security Verify Access, Ibm Verify Identity Access, Ibm Verify Identity Access Container.

How do I fix CVE-2026-12618?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-12618 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12618 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Security Verify Access vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fcwh-88jj-m6j4.

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