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7.2
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-12618
Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
Overview
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.

Details
INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 12, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 17, 2026, 5:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Impact
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-12618 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Ibm security_verify_access
2 Ibm verify_identity_access
3 Ibm verify_identity_access_container
4 Ibm security_verify_access_container
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 4
Scoring
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH MITRE-CVE
Solution
Apply updates to IBM Security Verify Access and IBM Verify Identity Access to fix authorization flaws.
  • Update IBM Security Verify Access to version 10.0.9.3 or later.
  • Update IBM Verify Identity Access to version 11.0.4 or later.
  • Update IBM Verify Identity Access Container to version 11.0.4 or later.
References
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-12618.

URL Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283079 Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-12618 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-12618 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-6: Argument Injection Argument Injection CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-34: HTTP Response Splitting HTTP Response Splitting CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-51: Poison Web Service Registry Poison Web Service Registry CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-84: XQuery Injection XQuery Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-105: HTTP Request Splitting HTTP Request Splitting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-273: HTTP Response Smuggling HTTP Response Smuggling

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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 17, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.0.0 up to (including) 10.0.9.2 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access:10.0.9.2:interim_fix1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (including) 11.0.3 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access_container:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0.0.0 up to (including) 11.0.3.0
    Added Reference Type IBM Corporation: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283079 Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 13, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-12618', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-12T20:33:58.003058Z'} {'id': 'CVE-2026-12618', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-12T00:00:00+00:00'}
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 12, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-12618', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-12T20:33:58.003058Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'cpes': ['cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*', 'cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*', 'cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access:10.0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'], 'vendor': 'IBM', 'product': 'Security Verify Access', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '10.0.9.2'}]}, {'cpes': ['cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*', 'cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*', 'cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'], 'vendor': 'IBM', 'product': 'Verify Identity Access', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '11.0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '11.0.3'}]}, {'cpes': ['cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access_container:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*', 'cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access_container:11.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*', 'cpe:2.3:a:ibm:verify_identity_access_container:11.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'], 'vendor': 'IBM', 'product': 'Verify Identity Access Container', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '11.0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '11.0.3'}]}, {'cpes': ['cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access_container:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*', 'cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access_container:10.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*', 'cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_verify_access_container:10.0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*'], 'vendor': 'IBM', 'product': 'Security Verify Access Container', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '10.0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '10.0.9.2'}]}]
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-74
    Added Reference https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283079
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