IBM MQ is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution via JNDI injection
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
IBM MQ 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.0.41 LTS, 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.5.1 CD, 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.0.25 LTS, 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.5.1 LTS, and 10.0.0.0 could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to unsafe JNDI lookup processing when the IVT application is deployed.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0086 58th 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
- Yes
- 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 | 9.3.0.0 – 9.3.0.41 LTS; 9.3.0.0 – 9.3.5.1 CD; 9.4.0.0 – 9.4.0.25 LTS; 9.4.0.0 – 9.4.5.1 LTS; 10.0.0.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MQ VendorIBM Affected 9.3.0.0 – 9.3.0.41 LTS; 9.3.0.0 – 9.3.5.1 CD; 9.4.0.0 – 9.4.0.25 LTS; 9.4.0.0 – 9.4.5.1 LTS; 10.0.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3.0.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3.0.41 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.3.5.1 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.4.0.0 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.4.0.25 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.4.5.1 | — | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:10.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0.0.0 | — | IBM |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0.41 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.3.5.1 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0.0 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0.25 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.4.5.1 — ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:10.0.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.0.0 — ·IBM
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12351
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fh8-3j4j-grr6
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-12351 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12351 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3fh8-3j4j-grr6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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