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CVE-2021-38949

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-11-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-312

Description

IBM MQ 7.5, 8.0, 9.0 LTS, 9.1 CD, and 9.1 LTS stores user credentials in plain clear text which can be read by a local user. IBM X-Force ID: 211403.

Affected products

IBM MQ: from 8.0.0.0 before 8.0.0.14; from 9.0.0.0 before 9.0.0.9; from 9.1.0 before 9.1.5; from 9.1.0.0 before 9.1.0.5 — fixed in 8.0.0.14, 9.0.0.9, 9.1.0.5, 9.1.5
IBM Corporation WebSphere MQ: 7.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM MQ 8.0.0.14, 9.0.0.9, 9.1.0.5, 9.1.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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