CVE-2026-19498

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IBM Security Verify Access Denial of Service via Recursion

Publication date: 2026-10-08

Last updated on: 2026-10-08

Assigner: IBM Corporation

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 attacker to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion.

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Published

2026-10-08

Last Modified

2026-10-08

Generated

2026-10-09

AI Q&A

2026-10-09

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-19498

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
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

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-674	The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service by triggering uncontrolled recursion.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability could lead to system unavailability due to excessive resource consumption from the denial of service, potentially disrupting authentication and identity management services.

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability causes a denial of service due to uncontrolled recursion, which could disrupt system availability. This may impact compliance with standards like GDPR (availability principle) and HIPAA (accessibility requirements) by potentially leading to service unavailability.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security patches or updates provided by IBM for IBM Security Verify Access or IBM Verify Identity Access to address the uncontrolled recursion issue. Monitor IBM's security advisories for updates and restrict network access to affected systems until patched.

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