CVE-2026-5712: IdentityIQ Role Editor Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-29 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

This vulnerability impacts all versions of IdentityIQ and allows an authenticated identity that is the requestor or assignee of a work item to edit the definition of a role without having an assigned capability that would allow role editing.

Affected products

SailPoint IdentityIQ: before 8.3; 8.3, 8.3-patch1, 8.3-patch2, 8.3-patch4, 8.4, 8.4-patch1 (+3) — fixed in 8.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SailPoint IdentityIQ 8.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.sailpoint.com/security-advisories/sailpoint-identityiq-role-editor-incorrect-authorization-vulnerability-cve-2026-5712

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