What is CVE-2026-17189?

CVE-2026-17189 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Access, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-17189?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

XSS in IBM Security Verify Access

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

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2026-10-08 · last modified 2026-10-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291628 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17189?: CVE-2026-17189 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Access, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2026-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-17189?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.