CVE-2026-18740 Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
Remote authenticated attackers can perform unauthorized actions via argument injection in IBM Verify Identity Access products.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-18740?
CVE-2026-18740 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 8 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 perform unauthorized actions due to argument injection.
Weakness: CWE-88
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18740?
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-2026-18740?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18740 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-2026-18740 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18740 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-8h4h-x45j-3595.