Vulnerability · Published Sep 14, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2026-13265IBM MQ Managed File Transfer REST API is vulnerable to XML external entity injection

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity XML external entity 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 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM MQ 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.37 LTS, 9.2.0.0 through 9.2.0.43 LTS, 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 CD, and 10.0.0.0 could allow an authenticated attacker with MFT publish authority to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to XML external entity injection in the mqweb MFT REST API.

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-611 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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