What is CVE-2024-52898?

CVE-2024-52898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Linux On Z, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-01-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-52898?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Information disclosure in IBM Linux On Z

CVE-2024-52898

IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD web console could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information when a detailed technical error message is returned.

Published 2025-01-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.3% 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 Linux On Z
IBM Mq — versions 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, 9.4 CD
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7179150 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52898?: CVE-2024-52898 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Linux On Z, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-01-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-52898?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.