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CVE-2025-36100: IBM MQ information disclosure
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-09-07 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-260
Description
IBM MQ LTS 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.29, 9.2.0.0 through 9.2.0.36, 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.0.30 and 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.0.12 and IBM MQ CD 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.5.1 and 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.3.0 Java and JMS stores a password in client configuration files when trace is enabled which can be read by a local user.
Affected products
- IBM MQ: from 9.1.0.0 before 9.1.0.31; from 9.2.0.0 before 9.2.0.37; from 9.3.0.0 before 9.3.0.31; from 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.5.1; from 9.4.0.0 before 9.4.0.15; from 9.4.0.0 before 9.4.3.1 — fixed in 9.1.0.31, 9.2.0.37, 9.3.0.31, 9.4.0.15, 9.4.3.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: IBM MQ 9.1.0.31, 9.2.0.37, 9.3.0.31, 9.4.0.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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