What is CVE-2026-8860?

CVE-2026-8860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Directory, classified under Trusting HTTP Permission Methods on the Server Side. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2026-8860?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Directory

CVE-2026-8860

IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.0 through 10.0.4 and IBM Verify Directory 11.0.0 accepts GET requests for authentication, allowing credentials to be passed as URL parameters. This causes passwords to be exposed in browser history and server logs.

Published 2026-11-08 · last modified 2026-11-08.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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

IBM Security Verify Directory
IBM Verify Directory — versions 11.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-650 — Trusting HTTP Permission Methods on the Server Side

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293828 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8860?: CVE-2026-8860 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Directory, classified under Trusting HTTP Permission Methods on the Server Side. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2026-8860?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.