Vulnerability in IBM Mq Appliance M2000

CVE-2015-1985

The queue manager on IBM MQ M2000 appliances before 8.0.0.4 allows local users to bypass an intended password requirement and read private keys by leveraging the existence of a stash file.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-1985: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1985?
CVE-2015-1985 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq Appliance M2000, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2016-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2015-1985?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-1985 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.