Authentication Bypass in IBM Verify and Security Access Containers

Publication date: 2026-04-01

Last updated on: 2026-04-07

Assigner: IBM Corporation

Description

IBM Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access Container 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 under certain load conditions could allow an attacker to bypass authentication mechanisms and gain unauthorized access to the application.

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-01

Last Modified

2026-04-07

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-02

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-4101

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ibm	verify_identity_access	From 11.0.0.0 (inc) to 11.0.2.0 (inc)
ibm	security_verify_access	From 10.0.0.0 (inc) to 10.0.9.1 (inc)
ibm	security_verify_access_container	From 10.0.0.0 (inc) to 10.0.9.1 (inc)
ibm	verify_identity_access_container	From 11.0.0.0 (inc) to 11.0.2.0 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-287	When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability affects IBM Verify Identity Access Container versions 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access Container versions 10.0 through 10.0.9.1, as well as IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access in the same version ranges. Under certain load conditions, an attacker could exploit this issue to bypass authentication mechanisms.

By bypassing authentication, the attacker can gain unauthorized access to the affected application.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability allows an attacker to bypass authentication and gain unauthorized access to the application.

This unauthorized access can lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, as indicated by the high CVSS score (8.1) with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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