Memory leak in IBM MQ Appliance
Priority LOW 31CWE-401Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-401.
Summary
IBM MQ and MQ Appliance 8.0, 9.1 LTS, and 9.1 CD could allow an authenticated user cause a denial of service due to a memory leak. IBM X-Force ID: 175840.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01295 70th 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; 8.0.0.8; 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; 9.1.0.4; 9.1.4 | — | 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; 8.0.0.8; 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; 9.1.0.4; 9.1.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4267
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvcg-m8c9-58wj
References
More IBM Mq vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03985 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM MQ CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-08787 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06772 XML external entity injection in IBM MQ CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-09821 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-09820 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-09317 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-4267 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-4267 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pvcg-m8c9-58wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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