CVE-2026-8860 | BDVDB-2026-402066 Detail

IBMSecurity Verify Directory

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-650 Trusting HTTP Permission Methods on the Server Side

References#

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7293828

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-11-08Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-11-09Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-11-08
Last modified: 2026-11-09

Vendor information

Vendor: IBM
Product: Security Verify Directory

All IBM vulnerabilities

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 17.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 10.0.0 and <= 10.0.4
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).