IBM Verify Access 10.0-11.0.2 Permission Escalation via ReadOnly Rights
CVE-2026-4938 Published on July 17, 2026

Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access
IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 and IBM Verify Identity Access Container 11.0 through 11.0.2 and IBM Security Verify Access Container 10.0 through 10.0.9.1 could allow an attacker with read-only privileges to make unauthorized modifications and deployments outside of their assigned permissions.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-4938 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

What is an AuthZ Vulnerability?

The software performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.

CVE-2026-4938 has been classified to as an AuthZ vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-4938

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IBM Verify Identity Access
 
IBM Security Verify Access
 
IBM Verify Identity Access Container
 
IBM Security Verify Access Container
 

Affected Versions

IBM Verify Identity Access: IBM Security Verify Access: IBM Verify Identity Access Container: IBM Security Verify Access Container: