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CVE-2023-42031: IBM CICS TX denial of service

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-25 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, CICS TX Standard CICS TX Advanced 10.1 and 11.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service due to uncontrolled resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 266016.

Affected products

• IBM CICS TX Advanced: 10.1, 11.1
• IBM TXSeries for Multiplatforms: 8.1, 8.2, 9.1

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266061
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7056429
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7056433
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/266061
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7056429
• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7056433

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