CVE-2022-22321 Weak cryptography in MQ Appliance
Weak password hashing in IBM MQ Appliance allows attackers to potentially recover user credentials and gain unauthorized access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-22321?
CVE-2022-22321 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq, published on 1 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM MQ Appliance 9.2 CD and 9.2 LTS local messaging users stored with a password hash that provides insufficient protection. IBM X-Force ID: 218368.
Weakness: CWE-326
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22321?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Mq.
How do I fix CVE-2022-22321?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22321 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-22321 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22321 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-11378 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to remote code execution
- CVE-2022-22489 XML external entity in MQ
- CVE-2026-10027 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9r29-rq45-63fq.