# CVE-2026-19878: IBM Security Verify Access and IBM Verify Identity Access authentication bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-19878-ibm-security-verify-access-10-0-through-10-0-9-2-and-ibm-verify  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-08. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-19878 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-08

IBM Security Verify Access and IBM Verify Identity Access are identity and access management solutions that control authentication and authorization for enterprise systems. The advisory addresses multiple critical authentication and authorization flaws in versions 10.0–10.0.9.2 and 11.0–11.0.3 that could allow attackers to bypass security controls, execute arbitrary code, or gain unauthorized access to protected resources and data.

Technologies: [IBM Security Verify Access](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/security-verify-access), [IBM Security Verify Access Container](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/security-verify-access-container), [IBM Verify Identity Access](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/verify-identity-access), [IBM Verify Identity Access Container](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/verify-identity-access-container). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-19878 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-19878 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-19878?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 8 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2; IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-19878?** 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-2026-19878 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-19878?** Check whether you run IBM Security Verify Access, IBM Security Verify Access Container, IBM Verify Identity Access or one of the others listed at an affected version. 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

The advisory covers multiple vulnerability classes including authentication bypass (CVE-2026-19491, CVE-2026-16823), improper authorization (CVE-2026-19494, CVE-2026-11930), remote code execution via deserialization (CVE-2026-78406), SQL injection (CVE-2026-16830), path traversal (CVE-2026-19493), command injection (CVE-2026-19482), cross-site scripting (CVE-2026-11936, CVE-2026-78407), and buffer overflow (CVE-2026-12109). Attacks range from unauthenticated remote code execution to authenticated privilege escalation, with CVSS scores up to 9.8.

## Affected products

- IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2
- IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3

## Timeline

- 2026-10-08: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628)

## Related threats

- [IBM Verify Identity Access and Security Verify Access hard-coded credentials privilege escalation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-109126-ibm-verify-identity-access-11-0-3-1-and-ibm-security-verify)
- [IBM Security Verify Access cross-site scripting in Web UI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-78407-ibm-security-verify-access-10-0-through-10-0-9-2-and-ibm-verify)
- [IBM Security Verify Access deserialization of untrusted data](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-78406-ibm-security-verify-access-10-0-through-10-0-9-2-and-ibm-verify)
- [IBM Security Verify Access deserialization of untrusted data](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-78401-ibm-security-verify-access-10-0-through-10-0-9-2-and-ibm-verify)
- [IBM Security Verify Access and Verify Identity Access denial of service](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-78399-ibm-security-verify-access-10-0-through-10-0-9-2-and-ibm-verify)