Denial of service in IBM MQ through crafted messages
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
IBM MQ from 9.4.5.0 through 9.4.5.1 is affected. The flaw is a failure to limit resource allocation (CWE-770) when a specially crafted message is processed. An authenticated user with low privileges can send such a message to cause a denial of service that crashes consuming applications.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
IBM MQ 9.4.5.0 through 9.4.5.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted message that crashes consuming applications.
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 | 9.4.5.0 – 9.4.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MQ VendorIBM Affected 9.4.5.0 – 9.4.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for IBM MQ.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-14511
- 2026-10-20 Alias added: GHSA-frv9-r4g5-6cvx
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-20 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
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-2026-14511 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-14511 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-frv9-r4g5-6cvx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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