Vulnerability · Published Sep 18, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2026-10853IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to remote code execution

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in MQ from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM MQ could allow an authenticated attacker with cluster access to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of cluster command message lengths.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM MQ 9.1.0.0 – through 9.1.0.37 LTS9.2.0.0 – through 9.2.0.43 LTS9.3.0.0 – through 9.3.0.41 LTS9.3.0.0 – through 9.3.5.1 CD9.4.0.0 – through 9.4.0.25 LTS9.4.0.0 – through 9.4.5.1 CD10.0.0.0

Weakness: CWE-470 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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