Remote authenticated RCE in widely deployed IBM identity/access products; can compromise authentication infrastructure and enterprise environments.
CVE-2026-16916
Remote authenticated RCE in IBM Security Verify Access / Verify Identity Access
Is CVE-2026-16916 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-16916 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-16916?
CVE-2026-16916 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-16916?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-16916. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-16916 affect?
CVE-2026-16916 affects IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 – 10.0.9.2, IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 – 11.0.3. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-16916?
Implement mitigations, restrict admin access and network exposure, monitor logs; apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code, gain system control, and compromise identity/auth infrastructure.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 10.0 and <= 10.0.9.2
- affected>= 10.0 and <= 10.0.9.2
- affected>= 11.0 and <= 11.0.3
- affected>= 11.0 and <= 11.0.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.