CVE-2016-5879 describes a local command injection vulnerability in the MQCLI of IBM MQ Appliance M2000 and M2001 devices, allowing authenticated local users to execute arbitrary shell commands through crafted Disaster Recovery or High Availability commands. With a CVSS v3 score of 8.8 (High), this flaw presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:mq_appliance_firmware:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.