CVE-2017-1699
IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Agent 8.0 and 9.0 sets insecure permissions on certain files it creates.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
IBM MQ Managed File Transfer Agent 8.0 and 9.0 sets insecure permissions on certain files it creates. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to modify or delete data contained in the files with an unknown impact. IBM X-Force ID: 134391.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 16th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- ibm/websphere mq
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010340Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134391VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22010340Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/134391VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.