# CVE-2026-12150: IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to denial of service

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-15 · Updated: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- IBM MQ: from 9.1.0.0, through 9.1.0.37 LTS; from 9.2.0.0, through 9.2.0.43 LTS; from 9.3.0.0, through 9.3.0.41 LTS; from 9.3.0.0, through 9.3.5.1 CD; from 9.4.0.0, through 9.4.0.25 LTS; from 9.4.0.0, through 9.4.5.1 CD

## Description

IBM MQ 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.37 LTS, 9.2.0.0 through 9.2.0.43 LTS, 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.0.41 LTS, 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.5.1 CD, 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.0.25 LTS, 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.5.1 CD, and 10.0.0.0 could allow a remote attacker with a trusted TLS client certificate to cause a denial of service and potentially affect memory contents due to improper validation of deeply nested certificate data during TLS certificate processing.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IBM MQ, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284911

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