Insufficient session expiration in IBM MQ Appliance
Priority LOW 29CWE-613Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
"IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 CD, and LTS 9.3 does not invalidate session after logout which could allow an authenticated user to impersonate another user on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 235532."
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00506 43rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | IBM MQ Appliance | "9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 CD, and LTS 9.3" | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- IBM MQ Appliance Vendor— Affected "9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 CD, and LTS 9.3" Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.2.0.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* | 9.2.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.2.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.2.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.3.0.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* | 9.3.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.3.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.3.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.2.0.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.2.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.3.0.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_appliance:9.3.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40230
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rx2f-pj28-88g5
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-2022-40230 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40230 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rx2f-pj28-88g5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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