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TI-2024-21018 Aliases CVE-2024-31912GHSA-4qqh-789f-3w2h

IBM MQ privilege escalation

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-266Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

IBM MQ 9.3 LTS and 9.3 CD could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges under certain configurations due to incorrect privilege assignment. IBM X-Force ID: 289894.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00424 36th 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
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMMQ9.3 LTS and 9.3 CD—No fix listedCNA
  • MQ VendorIBM Affected 9.3 LTS and 9.3 CD Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:*9.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*9.3.0VulnerableIBM
  • 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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-31912
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4qqh-789f-3w2h

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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