High severity · published Oct 19, 2026
CVE-2026-10572
IBM MQ Buffer Overflow
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM MQ could allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code due to a heap buffer overflow when processing MQPUT operations with malformed message options.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
MQ Advanced container images · IBM
9.4.0.6-r1 through r1, 9.4.0.6-r2, 9.4.0.7-r1, 9.4.0.10-r1, 9.4.0.10-r2, 9.4.0.11-r1, 9.4.0.11-r2, 9.4.0.11-r3, 9.4.0.12-r1, 9.4.0.15-r1 - 9.4.0.15-r4, 9.4.0.16-r1, 9.4.0.16-r2, 9.4.0.17-r1, 9.4.0.17-r2, 9.4.0.20-r1, 9.4.0.21-r1, 9.4.0.21-r2, 9.4.0.25-r1 - 9.4.0.25-r3, 9.4.0.26-r1CD: 9.4.1.0-r1, 9.4.1.0-r2, 9.4.1.1-r1, 9.4.2.0-r1, 9.4.2.0-r2, 9.4.2.1-r1, 9.4.2.1-r2, 9.4.3.0-r1, 9.4.3.0-r2, 9.4.3.1-r1 - 9.4.3.1-r3, 9.4.4.0-r1 - 9.4.4.0-r4, 9.4.4.1-r1, 9.4.5.0-r1, 9.4.5.0-r2, 9.4.5.1-r1, 10.0.0.0-r1 - 10.0.0.0-r4, 10.0.0.5-r1LTS: 9.3.0.0-r1, 9.3.0.0-r2, 9.3.0.0-r3, 9.3.0.1-r1, 9.3.0.1-r2, 9.3.0.1-r3, 9.3.0.1-r4, 9.3.0.3-r1, 9.3.0.4-r1, 9.3.0.4-r2, 9.3.0.5-r1, 9.3.0.5-r2, 9.3.0.5-r3, 9.3.0.6-r1, 9.3.0.10-r1, 9.3.0.10-r2, 9.3.0.11-r1,9.3.0.11-r2, 9.3.0.15-r1, 9.3.0.16-r1, 9.3.0.16-r2, 9.3.0.17-r1, 9.3.0.17-r2, 9.3.0.17-r3, 9.3.0.20-r1, 9.3.0.20-r2, 9.3.0.21-r1, 9.3.0.21-r2, 9.3.0.21-r3, 9.3.0.25-r1, 9.4.0.0-r1, 9.4.0.0-r2, 9.4.0.0-r3, 9.4.0.5-r1, 9.4.0.5-r2; 9.4.0.6-r2; 9.4.0.7-r1; 9.4.0.10-r1; 9.4.0.10-r2; 9.4.0.11-r1; +34 more · source: vendor
MO
MQ Operator · IBM
3.2.0 through 3.2.29; 3.3.0 before 3.4.0; 3.4.1; 3.5.0; 3.5.1 through 3.5.3; 3.6.0 through 3.6.4; +12 more · source: vendor, NVD
SM
Supplied MQ Advanced Container Images · Ibm
9.4.1.0; 9.4.1.0; 9.4.1.1; 9.4.2.0; 9.4.2.0; 9.4.2.1; +34 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10572
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-10572
Vendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7292667
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