What is CVE-2024-40681?

CVE-2024-40681 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-07.

How severe is CVE-2024-40681?

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

Is CVE-2024-40681 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Ibm Mq

CVE-2024-40681

IBM MQ 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD could allow an authenticated user in a specifically defined role, to bypass security restrictions and execute actions against the queue manager.

EPSS: 0.000 (9.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Mq — versions 9.1 LTS, 9.2 LTS, 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, 9.4 CD

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7167732 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-40681?: CVE-2024-40681 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Mq, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-09-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-40681?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-40681 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.