IBM MQ code execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 CD and LTS are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. A remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the server to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 283137.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MQ Appliance VendorIBM Affected 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25048
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9prh-5p33-rp37
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-2019-03035 IBM MQ 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.10, 9.0.0.0 through 9.0.0.5, and 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.1 is… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-25048 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-25048 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9prh-5p33-rp37 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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