CVE-2026-8861

MEDIUMNVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-17. NVD baseline CVSS 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Security Verify could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser.  This information could be used in further attacks against the system.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(medium)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
34%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 17, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 17, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

Security Bulletin: Security vulnerabilities have been found in IBM Verify Identity Access and IBM Security Verify Access

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7279510

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8861(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 66× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 134 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-07 23:59 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-07 23:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-09-05 20:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-08-30 03:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-08-28 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-27 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-08-26 03:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  6. 2026-08-25 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-08-18 09:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  29. 2026-08-17 10:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-08-11 15:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  49. 2026-08-10 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  52. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  67. 2026-08-05 03:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  71. 2026-08-04 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-08-02 05:40 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8861?
CVE-2026-8861 is a medium vulnerability published on July 17, 2026. IBM Security Verify could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned in the browser. This information could be used in further attacks against the system.
When was CVE-2026-8861 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8861 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 17, 2026, with the most recent update on August 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8861 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8861 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 66.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8861?
CVE-2026-8861 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8861?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8861, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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