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CVE-2026-12343

IBM MQ could allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of RFH2 message header fields in queued publish/subscribe operations.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.24%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

IBM MQ could allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper validation of RFH2 message header fields in queued publish/subscribe operations.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.24% probability · 15th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-400
Affected
ibm/mq operator · ibm/supplied mq advanced container images
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%20 October 2026: 0.24%26 October 2026: 0.24%20 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.2% on 20 October 2026 to 0.2% on 26 October 2026.

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