Improper input validation in IBM MQ Appliance
Priority LOW 34CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 LTS could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by improper validation of environment variables. IBM X-Force ID: 168863.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00353 29th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | MQ Appliance | 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.5; 8.0.0.6; 8.0.0.0; 8.0.0.10; 8.0.0.11; 9.1.0.1; 9.1.1; 8.0.0.1; 8.0.0.7; 8.0.0.9; 8.0.0.12; 9.1.0.2; 9.1.2; 9.1.0.3; 9.1.3; 9.1; 8.0.0.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MQ Appliance VendorIBM Affected 8.0.0.3; 8.0.0.4; 8.0.0.5; 8.0.0.6; 8.0.0.0; 8.0.0.10; 8.0.0.11; 9.1.0.1; 9.1.1; 8.0.0.1; 8.0.0.7; 8.0.0.9; 8.0.0.12; 9.1.0.2; 9.1.2; 9.1.0.3; 9.1.3; 9.1; 8.0.0.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-4620
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwqq-r334-mqgx
References
More IBM Mq Appliance vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03985 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM MQ CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-01080 OS command injection in IBM MQ Appliance CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-00826 IBM MQ code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-11446 IBM MQ denial of service CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-04160 Cross-site request forgery in IBM MQ Appliance CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-16522 IBM MQ code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-4620 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-4620 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwqq-r334-mqgx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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