CVE-2016-8986
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager to bring...
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager to bring down MQ channels using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM Reference #: 1998648.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager to bring down MQ channels using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM Reference #: 1998648.
- Record
CVE-2016-8986- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager to bring down MQ channels using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM Reference #: 1998648.
- Record
CVE-2016-8986- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9811 No score
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager to bring down MQ channels using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM Reference #: 1998648.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9811- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ff7q-2rfw-jg8v
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager to bring...
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0 could allow an authenticated user with access to the queue manager to bring down MQ channels using specially crafted HTTP requests. IBM Reference #: 1998648.
- Record
GHSA-ff7q-2rfw-jg8v- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8986 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ibm Websphere Mq, published February 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.