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TI-2018-01728 Aliases CVE-2018-1998GHSA-c9v8-4rr8-rmcc

OS command injection in IBM MQ

Priority LOW 38CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 9.1.1 could allow a local user to inject code that could be executed with root privileges. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1792. IBM X-ForceID: 154887.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.004 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMMQ9.0.0.1; 8.0.0.1; 8.0.0.2; 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.5; 8.0.0.6; 8.0.0.7; 9.0.0.2; 8.0.0.8; 8.0.0.9; 9.0.0.3; 8.0.0.0; 8.0.0.10; 9.0.0.0; 9.0.0.4; 9.0.0.5; 9.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • MQ VendorIBM Affected 9.0.0.1; 8.0.0.1; 8.0.0.2; 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.5; 8.0.0.6; 8.0.0.7; 9.0.0.2; 8.0.0.8; 8.0.0.9; 9.0.0.3; 8.0.0.0; 8.0.0.10; 9.0.0.0; 9.0.0.4; 9.0.0.5; 9.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0.0.0 – 8.0.0.10; 9.0.0.0 – 9.0.0.5; 9.1.0.0 – 9.1.0.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:websphere_mq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0.0.0 – 8.0.0.10; 9.0.0.0 – 9.0.0.5; 9.1.0.0 – 9.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1998
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c9v8-4rr8-rmcc

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2020-03985 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM MQ CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-00853 Buffer overflow in the queue manager in IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x before 6.0.2.7 and 7.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2007-05778 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in IBM WebSphere MQ 6.0 have unknown impact and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2017-00935 IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.6 does not properly terminate channel agents when they are no… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2009-03005 IBM WebSphere MQ 6.x through 6.0.2.7, 7.0.0.0, 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, and 7.0.1.0, when read… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-01581 Code injection in IBM MQ CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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