CVE-2016-5879
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Published: September 2, 2016 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorMq Appliance FirmwareMq Appliance M2000Mq Appliance M2001
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
MQCLI on IBM MQ Appliance M2000 and M2001 devices allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted (1) Disaster Recovery or (2) High Availability command.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
ibm-mq-appliance-m2000 (same device) · ibm-mq-appliance-m2001 (same device)
Mq Appliance M2000· IBMdevice
80%All versions
Mq Appliance M2001· IBMdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPARNot Applicable
Source: [email protected]
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IT16174x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21987697Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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