CVE-2018-1998
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 9.1.1 could allow a local user to inject code that could be executed with root privileges.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 9.1.1 could allow a local user to inject code that could be executed with root privileges. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1792. IBM X-ForceID: 154887.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- ibm/websphere mq
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 0.4% 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
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154887VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10870488Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154887VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10870488Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.