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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2009-3161

The server in IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, and 7.0.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (trap) or possibly have unspecified other impact via malformed data.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.82%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.82%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The server in IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0.0.1, 7.0.0.2, and 7.0.1.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (trap) or possibly have unspecified other impact via malformed data.

CVSS 2.0
7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS
1.82% probability · 79th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
ibm/websphere mq
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 1.82%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.