CVE-2023-46176: IBM MQ privilege escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2023-11-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-424

Description

IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 CD could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper validation of security keys. IBM X-Force ID: 269535.

Affected products

IBM MQ Appliance: 9.3.0.0

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269535
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060769
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269535
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060769

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