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CVE-2025-36041: IBM MQ improper certificate validation
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-295
Description
IBM MQ Operator LTS 2.0.0 through 2.0.29, MQ Operator CD 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.1.0 through 3.1.3, 3.3.0, 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.5.0, 3.5.1 through 3.5.3, and MQ Operator SC2 3.2.0 through 3.2.12 Native HA CRR could be configured with a private key and chain other than the intended key which could disclose sensitive information or allow the attacker to perform unauthorized actions.
Affected products
- IBM MQ Operator: from 2.0.0 through 2.0.29; from 2.2.0 through 2.2.2; from 2.3.0 through 2.3.3; from 2.4.0 through 2.4.8; from 3.1.0 through 3.1.3; from 3.2.0 through 3.2.12
- IBM supplied MQ Advanced container images: 9.2.0.1-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r1-eus, 9.2.0.2-r2-eus, 9.2.0.4-r1-eus, 9.2.0.5-r1-eus, 9.2.0.5-r2-eus (+81)
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