CVE-2020-4682
highpriority · track · 42EPSS 0.076 · 95 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
IBM MQ 7.5, 8.0, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2 LTS, and 9.2 CD could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an unsafe deserialization of trusted data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 186509.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.1–10
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affected products (57)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1823IBM MQ: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Ausführen von beliebigem Programmcode mit den Rechten des DienstesDeutsch2021-01-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in IBM MQ ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit den Rechten des Dienstes auszuführen.
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references (14)
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- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/186509cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-4682cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/IBM-MQ-code-execution-via-Deserialization-34421cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.4106cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.5764cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-app-connect-enterprise-certified-container-may-be-vulnerable-to-a-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2020-4682/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-ibm-mq-is-vulnerable-to-a-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-cve-2020-4682/cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6408626cnnvd
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