IBM Security Verify Access 10.0 through 10.0.9.2 and IBM Verify Identity Access 11.0 through 11.0.3 contain critical authentication bypass flaw CVE-2026-16823. The NVD rates it 9.1 and warns of remote exploitation without credentials.

The flaw allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.
Users running the listed versions face immediate exposure.
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