What is CVE-2025-0975?

CVE-2025-0975 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-02-28.

How severe is CVE-2025-0975?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Mq

CVE-2025-0975

IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD console could allow an authenticated user to execute code due to improper neutralization of escape characters.

Published 2025-02-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Mq — versions 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, 9.4 CD
IBM Mq Appliance

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-150

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7183467 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0975?: CVE-2025-0975 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-02-28.
How severe is CVE-2025-0975?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.