CVE-2023-46176 json
IBM MQ privilege escalation
published 2023-11-03 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-50419
- cvss
- 6.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 CD could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper validation of security keys. IBM X-Force ID: 269535.
Patch / fix
- ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060769 advisory
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- IBM MQ Appliance
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-424 Improper Protection of Alternate Path
References
-
ibm.com
/support/pages/node/7060769
vendor-advisory, patch
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/269535
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-46176
- NVD CVE-2023-46176
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