What is CVE-2026-19493?

CVE-2026-19493 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Access, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-19493?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in IBM Security Verify Access

CVE-2026-19493

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 perform an arbitrary file write due to path traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-19493?: CVE-2026-19493 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Access, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-19493?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.