IBM MQ denial of service
Priority LOW 35CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM MQ 9.0 LTS, 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, and 9.3 CD and IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, and 9.2 LTS, under certain configurations, is vulnerable to a denial of service attack caused by an error processing messages. IBM X-Force ID: 250397.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00971 62nd 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 | 9.0 LTS, 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | MQ Appliance | 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MQ VendorIBM Affected 9.0 LTS, 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, 9.3 CD Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- MQ Appliance VendorIBM Affected 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.1.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.2.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* | 9.2.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.2.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.2.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* | 9.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:linux_on_ibm_z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.0.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.1.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.2.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.2.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:hp:hp-ux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:linux_on_ibm_z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Oracle |
| 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:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
- cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Oracle
- 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-2023-28513
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x45w-xc46-348w
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-2023-28513 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28513 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x45w-xc46-348w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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