CVE-2017-1612
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 service trace module could be used to execute...
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 service trace module could be used to execute untrusted code under 'mqm' user. IBM X-Force ID: 132953.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 service trace module could be used to execute untrusted code under 'mqm' user. IBM X-Force ID: 132953.
- Record
CVE-2017-1612- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 service trace module could be used to execute untrusted code under 'mqm' user. IBM X-Force ID: 132953.
- Record
CVE-2017-1612- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-10628 No score
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 service trace module could be used to execute untrusted code under 'mqm' user. IBM X-Force ID: 132953.
- Record
EUVD-2017-10628- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5pp4-33gx-7pgq
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 service trace module could be used to execute...
IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0, 7.1, 7.5, 8.0, and 9.0 service trace module could be used to execute untrusted code under 'mqm' user. IBM X-Force ID: 132953.
- Record
GHSA-5pp4-33gx-7pgq- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1612 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Ibm Mq, published January 9, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.