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TI-2020-04040 Aliases CVE-2020-4766GHSA-4mx5-h7cq-whf6

Uncontrolled resource consumption in IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru

Priority LOW 36CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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-400.

Summary

IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru 2.1 and 9.2 could allow a remote user to cause a denial of service by sending malformed MQ data requests which would consume all available resources. IBM X-Force ID: 188093.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01487 74th 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
IBMMQ Internet Pass-Thru2.1; 9.2—No fix listedCNA
  • MQ Internet Pass-Thru VendorIBM Affected 2.1; 9.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_internet_pass-thru:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_internet_pass-thru:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.2VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_internet_pass-thru:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_internet_pass-thru:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.2 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-4766
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4mx5-h7cq-whf6

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2022-16167 Sensitive information in log files in IBM MQ Internet Pass-Thru CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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