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IBM MQ 9.2 < 9.2.0.46 LTS RCE (7294476)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 379776

Synopsis

The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of IBM MQ Server running on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability as referenced in the 7294476 advisory.

 - IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 is affected by remote code execution with the collectiveController-1.0 feature enabled. (CVE-2026-14976)

 - IBM WebSphere Application Server - Liberty 17.0.0.3 through 26.0.0.8 ND Collective Controller is affected by a path-segment injection vulnerability in the collective routing mechanism. (CVE-2026-15280)

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

Solution

Upgrade to IBM MQ 9.2.0.46 LTS or later.

See Also

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7294476

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 379776

File Name: ibm_mq_7294476.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 11/12/2026

Updated: 11/12/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.14

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-14976

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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: 10/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-14976, CVE-2026-15280