CVE-2024-40681 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting IBM MQ versions 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD, allowing an authenticated user with a specific role to bypass security restrictions and execute unauthorized actions against the queue manager. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low complexity and user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.0.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_operator:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.2.0, <= 2.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_operator:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.3.0, <= 2.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_operator:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.4.0, <= 2.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_operator:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.1.0, <= 3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_operator:*:*:*:*:cd:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.