CVE-2020-4498

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-07-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-532

Description

IBM MQ Appliance 9.1 LTS and 9.1 CD could allow a local privileged user to obtain highly sensitve information due to inclusion of data within trace files. IBM X-Force ID: 182118.

Affected products

IBM MQ Appliance: from 9.1.0.0 before 9.1.0.6; from 9.1.0.0 before 9.2.0.0 — fixed in 9.1.0.6, 9.2.0.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM MQ Appliance 9.1.0.6, 9.2.0.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182118
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6252409
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182118
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6252409

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