High severity · published Sep 14, 2026
CVE-2026-13285
IBM MQ Managed File Transfer is vulnerable to XML external entity injection
7.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
IBM 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MQ
MQ · IBM
9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.37 LTS; 9.2.0.0 through 9.2.0.43 LTS; 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; +1 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13285
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-13285
www.ibm.com
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284940
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