CVE-2026-109126
8.8HighPublished 20 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Received · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- Full C/I/A compromise
- Weakness
- CWE-798
Impact
Attackers with adjacent network or physical proximity can gain elevated privileges on the appliance without authenticating. They can exploit hard-coded credentials to compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Root cause
The appliance firmware contains hard-coded credentials.
Affected systems
IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0.3.1 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.9.3 Appliance
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix & remediation
Upgrade to the remediation release specified in IBM advisory 7292606. If patching immediately is not possible, restrict physical access and isolate appliance network interfaces to trusted adjacent segments.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0.3.1 and IBM Security Verify Access 10.0.9.3 Appliance could allow a physically proximate attacker to gain elevated privileges due to the use of hard-coded credentials.