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IBM MQ 9.4.5.0 - 9.4.5.1 CD < 10.0.0.0 (7290859)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 370483

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of IBM MQ installed on the remote host is 9.4.5.0 through 9.4.5.1 CD. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the 7290859 advisory.

 - IBM MQ 9.4.5.0 through 9.4.5.1 could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service by sending a specially crafted message that crashes consuming applications. (CVE-2026-14511)

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 10.0.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7290859

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 370483

File Name: ibm_mq_7290859.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/22/2026

Updated: 10/22/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-14511

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

Required KB Items: installed_sw/IBM WebSphere MQ

Patch Publication Date: 10/19/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-14511