What is CVE-2024-31912?

CVE-2024-31912 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-28.

How severe is CVE-2024-31912?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in IBM Mq

CVE-2024-31912

IBM MQ 9.3 LTS and 9.3 CD could allow an authenticated user to escalate their privileges under certain configurations due to incorrect privilege assignment. IBM X-Force ID: 289894.

Published 2024-06-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (34.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Mq — versions 9.3.0, 9.3 LTS and 9.3 CD

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7158072 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/289894 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-31912?: CVE-2024-31912 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2024-31912?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.