CVE-2019-4620
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 28, 2020 at 06:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMQ Appliance
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
IBM MQ Appliance 8.0 and 9.0 LTS could allow a local attacker to bypass security restrictions caused by improper validation of environment variables. IBM X-Force ID: 168863.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
8.0.0.0 ≤ v < 8.0.0.149.1.0 ≤ v < 9.1.49.1.0.0 ≤ v < 9.1.0.48.0.0.08.0.0.18.0.0.108.0.0.118.0.0.128.0.0.138.0.0.38.0.0.48.0.0.58.0.0.68.0.0.78.0.0.99.19.1.0.19.1.0.29.1.0.39.1.19.1.29.1.3
Affected range stops below 8.0.0.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 9.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/168863x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1125891CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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