IBM MQ code execution

published 2025-02-28 last yr. modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-5484

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 52%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD console could allow an authenticated user to execute code due to improper neutralization of escape characters.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: last yr. (2025-03-06)

Exploit prediction

0.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

IBM MQ

Classification

Weakness

CWE-150 Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7183467
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-0975
NVD CVE-2025-0975

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