# CVE-2026-17189: Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject JavaScript into the Web UI, potentially stealing credentials from trusted sessions in IBM Verify Access products.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-48x7-jwrr-pjcx

## What is CVE-2026-17189?

CVE-2026-17189 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 8 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17189?

It affects 4 products.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2026-17189?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17189 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-17189 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Security Verify Access

- [CVE-2026-78401](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78401/): Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-78406](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78406/): Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-49803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49803/): IBM Security Verify Access Appliance command execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-39070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39070/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-49805](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49805/): IBM Security Verify Access Appliance hard coded credentials (critical 9.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-17189 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-17189 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 8 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17189 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Security Verify Access. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17189/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17189/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17189
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17189
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-17189

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-17189/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.