Description
IBM MQ could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a stack buffer overflow when processing TLS certificates with malformed distinguished names during channel connection establishment.
Affected products
ibm: mq operator; ibm: supplied mq advanced container images
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292667 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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9.8
CRITICAL
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 25 · as of 10 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-121
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