CVE-2026-11728
Received Received - Intake

Heap Buffer Overflow in IBM MQ Client

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-11728, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-09-15

Last updated on: 2026-09-15

Assigner: IBM Corporation

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 to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code in the client due to a heap buffer overflow when receiving messages from a malicious queue manager or through a man-in-the-middle attack.

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Published
2026-09-15
Last Modified
2026-09-15
Generated
2026-09-15
AI Q&A
2026-09-15
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
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Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 7 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
ibm mq From 9.1.0.0 (inc) to 9.1.0.37 (inc)
ibm mq From 9.2.0.0 (inc) to 9.2.0.43 (inc)
ibm mq From 9.3.0.0 (inc) to 9.3.0.41 (inc)
ibm mq From 9.3.0.0 (inc) to 9.3.5.1 (inc)
ibm mq From 9.4.0.0 (inc) to 9.4.0.25 (inc)
ibm mq From 9.4.0.0 (inc) to 9.4.5.1 (inc)
ibm mq 10.0.0

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-787 The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap buffer overflow in IBM MQ's .NET client's asynchronous message receive handler. It allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code by exploiting the overflow when receiving messages from a malicious queue manager or via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to system crashes, unauthorized code execution, or disruption of messaging services in applications using affected IBM MQ versions.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply cumulative security updates for affected IBM MQ LTS versions or upgrade to IBM MQ version 10.0.0.5 for CD versions. No workarounds or mitigations are currently available.

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