CVE-2026-19878: CWE-841 Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow in IBM Security Verify Access
Description
CVE-2026-19878 is a medium severity vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Access and IBM Verify Identity Access. It affects versions 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and 11.0 through 11.0.3. The flaw allows a remote authenticated attacker to bypass additional authentication workflow steps, potentially reducing the effectiveness of multi-factor authentication or other security controls.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
IBM
Security Verify Access
IBM
Verify Identity Access
IBM
Security Verify Access Container
IBM
Verify Identity Access Container
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-841) in IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 to 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 to 11.0.3 allows a remote attacker who is already authenticated to bypass additional authentication workflow steps. This improper enforcement of behavioral workflow could undermine the intended security policies by skipping required authentication factors or steps.
Potential Impact
An attacker with valid authentication credentials could bypass additional authentication steps, potentially weakening the security posture by avoiding multi-factor authentication or other enforced workflow controls. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no direct availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is provided in the available data. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, monitor for updates from IBM and consider additional compensating controls to enforce authentication workflows.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-14T14:12:57.487Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac808d32cdf04f65634c92a
Added to database: 10/08/2026, 21:19:15 UTC
Last enriched: 10/08/2026, 21:34:10 UTC
Last updated: 10/08/2026, 21:34:39 UTC
Views: 9
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