High severity · published Sep 18, 2026
CVE-2026-10030
IBM MQ Console is vulnerable to privilege escalation
7.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ Console allows authenticated non-administrative users to create and start queue managers due to improper authorization checks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MQ
MQ · IBM
9.3.0.0 through 9.3.0.41 LTS; 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.5.1 CD; 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.0.25 LTS; 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.5.1 CD; 10.0.0.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10030
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10030
www.ibm.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284894
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