Vulnerability · Published Sep 7, 2024 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2024-40681IBM MQ security bypass

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 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM MQ 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD could allow an authenticated user in a specifically defined role, to bypass security restrictions and execute actions against the queue manager.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	MQ	9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, 9.4 CD

Weakness: CWE-266 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7167732 vendor-advisory