What is CVE-2026-17189?
IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated user to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session
The record classifies CVE-2026-17189 under weakness class CWE-79. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity. 4 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 4 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 8.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.3% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 4.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-10-08
Is CVE-2026-17189 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 35 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- IBM: Security Verify Access, Verify Identity Access, Security Verify Access Container, Verify Identity Access Container
How to fix CVE-2026-17189
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-17189 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-17189
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-17189, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .