Mq ApplianceApplication · Ibm

CVE-2025-14456

MEDIUM · 5.9 CVSS v3.1 Developing Published 2026-03-03
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 9.4.5.0 or later.
See remediation →
68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
IBM MQ Appliance 9.4 CD through 9.4.4.0 to 9.4.4.1

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · low confidence
Developing — this CVE was published recently and its authoritative NVD entry is still being established, so we're holding a technical summary until the source data settles rather than publish something unreliable. Re-checking after 2026-07-30.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Mq ApplianceApplication
Affected:>= 9.4.4.0, < 9.4.5.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 9.4.5.0 or later
Fixed in 9.4.5.0
Recommended fix Moderate confidence

IBM MQ Appliance 9.4.5.0 or later

  1. 1. Review IBM MQ Appliance 9.4.5.0 release notes for any migration considerations or prerequisites
  2. 2. Ensure you have a current backup of the IBM MQ Appliance configuration
  3. 3. Schedule a maintenance window suitable for the upgrade process
  4. 4. Download IBM MQ Appliance version 9.4.5.0 or later from IBM Fix Central or IBM Passport Advantage
  5. 5. Upload the upgrade package to the appliance using the appliance's web console or CLI
  6. 6. Follow IBM's documented upgrade procedure for the MQ Appliance, typically via the 'update' command or web UI
  7. 7. Verify the upgrade completed successfully by checking the appliance version
  8. 8. Validate that IBM MQ services are running and accessible
Caveat Refer to IBM MQ 9.4.5 release notes for any configuration or feature changes; minor releases typically have minimal breaking changes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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