IBM MQ Managed File Transfer is vulnerable to XML external entity injection

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-13285
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-14 21:17:01 UTC
Updated2026-09-18 20:17:05 UTC
DescriptionIBM MQ is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

EPSS: 0.003850000 probability, percentile 0.322910000 (date 2026-09-21)

Problem Types: CWE-611 | CWE-611 CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
3.1CNACVSS7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM MQ affected 9.1.0.0 9.1.0.37 LTS semver Not specified
CNA IBM MQ affected 9.2.0.0 9.2.0.43 LTS semver Not specified
CNA IBM MQ affected 9.3.0.0 9.3.0.41 LTS semver Not specified
CNA IBM MQ affected 9.3.0.0 9.3.5.1 CD semver Not specified
CNA IBM MQ affected 9.4.0.0 9.4.0.25 LTS semver Not specified
CNA IBM MQ affected 9.4.0.0 9.4.5.1 CD semver Not specified
CNA IBM MQ affected 10.0.0.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284940 [email protected] www.ibm.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: This issue was addressed under Known Issue DT474696 IBM MQ version 9.1 LTS Apply cumulative security update 9.1.0.38 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-91-lts IBM MQ version 9.2 LTS Apply cumulative security update 9.2.0.44 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-92-lts IBM MQ version 9.3 LTS Apply cumulative security update 9.3.0.42 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-93-lts IBM MQ version 9.4 LTS Apply cumulative security update https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-94-lts  9.4.0.26 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-94-lts IBM MQ version 9.3 CD, 9.4 CD and 10.0.0.0 Upgrade to IBM MQ version 10.0.0.5 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/downloading-ibm-mq-100

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