Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-11921 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-11921 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-11921?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 15 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Verify Identity Access.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-11921?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-11921 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-11921?
- Check whether you run IBM Verify Identity Access. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
CVE-2026-11921 is an insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability (CWE-522) in IBM Verify Identity Access containers. The root cause is improper handling of management password change operations, which may not be correctly applied in containerized environments. This is a local attack vector requiring high privilege level (administrator) with high attack complexity, resulting in integrity loss and potential availability impact. The vulnerability was published on 2026-09-15 and there is no public evidence of active exploitation.
Affected products
- IBM Verify Identity Access
Timeline
- 2026-09-15: disclosed