CVE-2022-42436

IBM MQ information disclosure

LOW
3.3
CVSS Score
Published: February 8, 2023 at 07:28 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:04 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendorMQAIXI· also runs on 3 platforms

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Severity
LOW3.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

IBM MQ 8.0.0, 9.0.0, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.0 Managed File Transfer could allow a local user to obtain sensitive information from diagnostic files. IBM X-Force ID: 238206.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ibm-aix (environment) · ibm-i (environment) · ibm-linux-on-ibm-z (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment) · oracle-solaris (environment)
AIX· IBMdevice
80%
All versions
I· IBMdevice
80%
All versions
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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