HIGH
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 LTS could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by improper validation of environment variables
Published Jan 28, 2020
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.35%
Description
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 LTS could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by improper validation of environment variables. IBM X-Force ID: 168863.
Affected products
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- Version 8.0.0.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.11StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.12StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.13StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.0.0.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.1.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.1.0.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.1.0.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.1.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.1.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.1.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| IBM | MQ Appliance | n/a |
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OR
- ≥ 8.0.0.0 · < 8.0.0.14
- ≥ 9.1.0 · < 9.1.4
- ≥ 9.1.0.0 · < 9.1.0.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
8.4 HIGH CVE.org
CVSS:3.0/S:U/A:H/I:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/UI:N/PR:N/RC:C/E:U/RL:O
Scope Unchanged
Availability Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Vector Local
Confidentiality Impact High
User Interaction None
Privileges Required None
Exploit Maturity Unreported
1 other source (NVD) ▾
8.4 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.35% 0.00353
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00353
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.35% (0.00353) | 26.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00049) | 12.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.57% (0.10575) | 87.73th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.57% (0.10575) | 87.58th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.57% (0.02568) | 79.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.57% (0.02568) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168863 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1125891 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168863 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1125891 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner ibm
Published Jan 28, 2020
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Jan 3, 2019
Link CVE-2019-4620
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a