CVE-2025-14456 IBM MQ Appliance uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms
Medium 5.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-14456 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-14456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM MQ Appliance, published on 3 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: IBM MQ Appliance. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14456/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14456/index.md)
IBM MQ Appliance uses weaker cryptographic algorithms, potentially allowing attackers to bypass security controls or decrypt sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14456?
CVE-2025-14456 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM MQ Appliance, published on 3 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM MQ Appliance 9.4 CD through 9.4.4.0 to 9.4.4.1
Weakness: CWE-327
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14456?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Mq Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2025-14456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-14456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM MQ Appliance
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c74c-728w-p7x8.