What is CVE-2023-46176?

CVE-2023-46176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq Appliance, classified under CWE-424. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-11-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-46176?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Mq Appliance

CVE-2023-46176

IBM MQ Appliance 9.3 CD could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper validation of security keys. IBM X-Force ID: 269535.

Published 2023-11-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

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

Affected products

IBM Mq Appliance — versions 9.3 CD
IBM Mq Appliance — versions 9.3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-424

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7060769 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/269535 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46176?: CVE-2023-46176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq Appliance, classified under CWE-424. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-11-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-46176?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.