What is CVE-2026-19491?
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 bypass authentication due to improper authentication.
The record classifies CVE-2026-19491 under weakness class CWE-287. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, 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
- 9.1 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.2% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 5.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-10-08, last modified 2026-10-10
Is CVE-2026-19491 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 40 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-2026-19491
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-19491 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-2026-19491
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-19491, 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 .