Detections
Analytics
IBM MQ 9.2 < 9.2.0.46 LTS (7294464)
high Nessus Plugin ID 379781
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 multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the 7294464 advisory.- Although remote policy references are not retrieved during policy normalization, if they are manually retrieved via the API it can cause a denial of service attack if a huge policy is retrieved. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue by imposing a default maximum size on data read from remote policy references. (CVE-2026-66144)
- It is possible to bypass the maximum number of normalized policy alternatives that was introduced in Apache Neethi 3.2.2 via certain crafted policies, which may lead to a denial of service attack via resource consumption. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue.
(CVE-2026-66143)
- Apache Neethi is vulnerable to uncontrolled recursion when parsing policies that lack policy Ids or with deeply nested structures, which may lead to a denial of service attack when parsing policies due to runtime memory exhaustion. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.2.3, which fixes this issue.
(CVE-2026-66142)
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
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 379781
File Name: ibm_mq_7294464.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: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.74
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-66144
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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: 7/24/2026