# CVE-2026-4938: Incorrect Authorization in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access

> Attackers with read-only privileges can make unauthorized modifications and deployments in IBM Verify Identity Access products.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gwjw-gqpv-v99g

## What is CVE-2026-4938?

CVE-2026-4938 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 17 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 and IBM Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access Container 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 could allow an attacker with read-only privileges to make unauthorized modifications and deployments outside of their assigned permissions.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4938?

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-2026-4938?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4938 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-4938 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4938 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-2026-4938 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-4938 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Security Verify Access, published on 17 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4938 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-2026-4938/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4938/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4938
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4938
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4938

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4938/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.