IBM MQ information disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD stores potentially sensitive information in environment variables that could be obtained by a local user.
Why it matters now
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 | 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, 9.4 CD | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MQ VendorIBM Affected 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, 9.4 CD Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* | 9.4.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.4.0 | 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:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
IBM MQ — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7184453
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-36281 IBM MQ denial of servicePriority LOW 24
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0985
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
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