CVE-2025-0985

IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD stores potentially sensitive information in environment variables that could be obtained by a local user.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7184453	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0::::continuous_delivery:::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0::::lts:::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0::::continuous_delivery:::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0::::lts:::

History

20 Jun 2025, 15:30

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0::::continuous_delivery::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0::::lts::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0::::lts::: cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0::::continuous_delivery:::
First Time		Ibm mq Ibm
References	~~() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7184453 -~~	() https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7184453 - Vendor Advisory
Summary		(es) IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS y 9.4 CD almacenan información potencialmente confidencial en variables de entorno que un usuario local podría obtener.

28 Feb 2025, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-02-28 17:15

Updated : 2025-06-20 15:30

NVD link : CVE-2025-0985

Mitre link : CVE-2025-0985

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-0985

JSON object : View

Products Affected

ibm

mq

CWE

CWE-526

Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Environmental Variables

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