Detections
Analytics

IBM MQ 9.1 < 9.1.0.34 LTS / 9.2 < 9.2.0.41 LTS / 9.3 < 9.3.0.37 LTS / 9.3 < 9.4.5.0 CD / 9.4 < 9.4.0.20 LTS (7261944)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 300430

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Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM MQ Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 7261944 advisory.

 - IBM MQ is affected by an authority vulnerability allowing users access to SYSTEM.AUTH.DATA.QUEUE. CWE:
 CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness (CVE-2026-1713)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to IBM MQ 9.1.0.34 LTS, 9.2.0.41 LTS, 9.3.0.37 LTS, 9.4.0.20 LTS, 9.4.5.0 CD or later.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7261944

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 300430

File Name: ibm_mq_7261944.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/3/2026

Updated: 3/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-1713

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:ibm:mq, cpe:/a:ibm:websphere_mq

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-1713