# CVE-2026-8642: IBM Security Verify Directory information disclosure via debug endpoints

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-8642-ibm-security-verify-directory-10-0-0-through-10-0-4-and-ibm-verify  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-08. Updated: 2026-11-08  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-8642 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-11-08

IBM Security Verify Directory, a system that manages user identities and access permissions, exposes internal debug endpoints that leak sensitive system information including server versions and session identifiers. An attacker who gains authenticated access could use this information to identify vulnerable software versions and plan further attacks on the directory system.

Technologies: [IBM Security Verify Directory](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/security-verify-directory), [IBM Verify Directory](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/verify-directory). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-8642 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8642 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-8642?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 8 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.0 through 10.0.4; IBM Verify Directory 11.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8642?** Yes: fixed in IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.4.4; IBM Verify Directory 11.0.1.2. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-8642 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-8642?** Check whether you run IBM Security Verify Directory or IBM Verify Directory 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.

## How to fix

- Fixed in IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.4.4; IBM Verify Directory 11.0.1.2

## Technical details

The Web Application exposes debug endpoints that disclose system information including server versions and session identifiers. This is an information disclosure vulnerability (CWE-200) accessible over the network by authenticated users. The exposed data enables reconnaissance for identifying vulnerable software versions and can facilitate further exploitation.

## Affected products

- IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.0 through 10.0.4
- IBM Verify Directory 11.0.0

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23: disclosed
- 2026-11-08: advisory

## References

- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293828](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293828)

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