IBM MQ denial of service
Priority LOW 24CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
IBM MQ Clients 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS are vulnerable to a denial of service attack when processing configuration files. IBM X-Force ID: 244216.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00206 10th 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 | 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MQ VendorIBM Affected 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22874
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mm8-xqjw-537m
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-2023-22874 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-22874 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5mm8-xqjw-537m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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