IBM Security Verify Access/Verify Identity Access allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in IBM Security Verify Access and Verify Identity Access. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-78399. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM Security Verify Access and Verify Identity Access (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. Impacted is 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 an authenticated user to cause a denial of service using a specially crafted HTTP query due to improper allocation of system resources

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-78399 since 08/24/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/09/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/24/2026 CVE reserved
10/08/2026 +45 days VulDB entry created
10/09/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
10/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: ibm
CVE: CVE-2026-78399 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-78399
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-415661

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2026 00:41
Changes: 10/09/2026 00:41 (60)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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