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CVE-2026-16916
IBM Security Verify Access — Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L L N U H H H 8.8 .0042 35.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Security Verify Access 10.0 – —
Verify Identity Access 11.0 – —
Security Verify Access Container 10.0 – —
Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 – —
TIMELINE
Jul 24 Reserved by ibm
Oct 8 Published (CNA: ibm)
Oct 10 RESCORED — CVE-2026-16916 (IBM Security Verify Access). CVSS 9.1 → 8.8 (NVD).
Description
IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a protection mechanism failure.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| July 24, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by ibm |
| October 8, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: ibm) |
| October 10, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2026-16916 (IBM Security Verify Access). CVSS 9.1 → 8.8 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 4 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| IBM | Security Verify Access | — | 10.0 | — |
| IBM | Verify Identity Access | — | 11.0 | — |
| IBM | Security Verify Access Container | — | 10.0 | — |
| IBM | Verify Identity Access Container | — | 11.0 | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-16916 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
