CVE-2024-40681 IBM MQ security bypass
An authenticated user in a specific role can bypass security restrictions to execute unauthorized actions against the queue manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-40681?
CVE-2024-40681 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM MQ, published on 7 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM MQ 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD could allow an authenticated user in a specifically defined role, to bypass security restrictions and execute actions against the queue manager.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-40681?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Ibm Mq Operator, Ibm Supplied Mq Advanced Container Images.
How do I fix CVE-2024-40681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-40681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-40681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-40681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM MQ
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw8x-jjg5-pg2p.