VDB-415603 · CVE-2026-19498 · GCVE-0-2026-19498

IBM Security Verify Access/Verify Identity Access recursion

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6.7	$0-$5k	2.15

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM Security Verify Access and Verify Identity Access. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes recursion. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-19498. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in IBM Security Verify Access and Verify Identity Access (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-19498 since 08/10/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/08/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

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commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/10/2026 CVE reserved
10/08/2026 +59 days Advisory disclosed
10/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-19498 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-19498
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-415603

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2026 23:41
Changes: 10/08/2026 23:41 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103