What is CVE-2017-1699?

CVE-2017-1699 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2018-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2017-1699?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Mq

CVE-2017-1699

IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Agent 8.0 and 9.0 sets insecure permissions on certain files it creates. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify or delete data contained in the files with an unknown impact. IBM X-Force ID: 134391.

Published 2018-01-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (14.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Mq — versions 8.0.0.5, 9.0.1, 8.0
IBM Websphere Mq — versions 8.0, 8.0.0.1, 8.0.0.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134391 (VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1699?: CVE-2017-1699 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2018-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-1699?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.