Out-of-bounds Read in IBM Mq For HPE Nonstop

CVE-2026-11726

IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.1.0 through 8.1.0.40 could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service due to improper validation of message header offset values.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-11726: held from 0.003 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-11726?
CVE-2026-11726 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Mq For HPE Nonstop, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-11726?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.