Medium severity · published May 5, 2023
CVE-2023-26285
IBM MQ 9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an error processing invalid data
5.9
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ 9.2 CD, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 CD, and 9.3 LTS could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to an error processing invalid data. IBM X-Force ID: 248418.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
MQ Appliance · Ibm
9.2.0.0 before 9.2.0.11; 9.2.0.0 before 9.2.5.7; 9.3.0.0 before 9.3.0.5; 9.3.0.0 before 9.3.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-26285
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-26285
VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248418
Patch
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6986563
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