CVE-2024-40681
IBM MQ security bypass
IBM MQ 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD could allow an authenticated user in a specifically defined role, to bypass security restrictions and execute actions against the queue manager.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
IBM MQ security bypass
IBM MQ 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD could allow an authenticated user in a specifically defined role, to bypass security restrictions and execute actions against the queue manager.
- Record
CVE-2024-40681- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38569
IBM MQ 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD could allow an authenticated user in a specifically defined role, to bypass security restrictions and execute actions against the queue manager.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38569- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pw8x-jjg5-pg2p
IBM MQ Operator 2.0.26 and 3.2.4 could allow an authenticated user in a specifically defined role...
IBM MQ Operator 2.0.26 and 3.2.4 could allow an authenticated user in a specifically defined role, to bypass security restrictions and execute actions against the queue manager.
- Record
GHSA-pw8x-jjg5-pg2p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
IBM MQ 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD could allow an authenticated user in a specifically defined role, to bypass security restrictions and execute actions against the queue manager.
- Record
CVE-2024-40681- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40681 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ibm Mq, published September 7, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.