CVE-2026-8861

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

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

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 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(high)
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
15.2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 17, 2026

Last Modified

July 20, 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 10× in last 7d / 14× 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.

  1. 2026-07-23 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-23 00:15 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-23 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-17 22:06 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-17 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-17 19:25 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-17 19:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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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 July 20, 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 15.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
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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