IBM MQ Operator information disclosure
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, 3.6.0, and MQ Operator SC2 3.2.0 through 3.2.13 Internet Pass-Thru could allow a malicious user to obtain sensitive information from another TLS session connection by the proxy to the same hostname and port due to improper certificate validation.
- Published
- Jul 24, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 6th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-295
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Action score
26
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 6.5
- CNA · ibm
- 5.9
- 0.6 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ibm | mq operator | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq_operator |
| ibm | supplied mq advanced container images | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:supplied_mq_advanced_container_images |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ibm mq operator2.0.0 and later · up to 2.0.29 inclusive
- ibm mq operator3.2.0 and later · up to 3.2.13 inclusive
- ibm mq operator3.5.1 and later · up to 3.6.0 inclusive
- ibm mq operator3.3.0
- ibm mq operator3.4.0
- ibm mq operator3.4.1
- ibm mq operator3.5.0
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.0
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.1
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.10
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.11
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.15
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.16
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.17
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.20
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.21
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.25
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.3
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.4
- ibm supplied mq advanced container images9.3.0.5
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
IBM MQ Operator
- 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.1.0, 3.1.3, 3.4.0, 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.6.0 CDaffected
- 2.0.0 LTS and later · up to and including 2.0.29 LTSaffected · semver
- 3.2.0 SC2 and later · up to and including 3.2.13 SC2affected · semver
Same product
ibm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-36041IBM MQ improper certificate validation39Monitor
- CVE-2024-39742IBM MQ Container authentication bypass39Monitor
- CVE-2024-40681IBM MQ security bypass35Monitor
- CVE-2024-27256IBM MQ Operator information disclosure30Monitor
- CVE-2024-39743IBM MQ Container denial of service30Monitor
- CVE-2024-27255IBM MQ Container information disclosure30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-3604139 days apartIBM MQ improper certificate validation39Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-295 · Improper Certificate ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Root cause
A certificate validation error is silently swallowed instead of terminating the connection. Often, code added for a test environment makes its way into production.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-295 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
override fun checkServerTrusted(chain: Array<X509Certificate>, type: String) { // Left empty for the test environment}Fixed
val client = OkHttpClient.Builder() .certificatePinner( CertificatePinner.Builder() .add("api.sirius.example", "sha256/…") .build() ).build()Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.