CVE-2026-16916 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code in IBM Verify Identity Access due to a protection mechanism failure.
- 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-2026-16916?
CVE-2026-16916 is a critical vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 8 Oct 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 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a protection mechanism failure.
Weakness: CWE-693
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16916?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Ibm Security Verify Access, Ibm Security Verify Access Container, Ibm Verify Identity Access, Ibm Verify Identity Access Container.
How do I fix CVE-2026-16916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78401 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2026-78406 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
- CVE-2024-49803 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance command execution
- CVE-2021-39070 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2024-49805 IBM Security Verify Access Appliance hard coded credentials
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvq5-whrm-cf4v.