---
id: CVE-2026-13285
title: >-
  IBM MQ is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when
  processing XML data
summary: >-
  IBM MQ is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when
  processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to
  expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-611
vendor: IBM
product: MQ
affected:
  - MQ >= 9.1.0.0 <= 9.1.0.37 LTS
  - MQ >= 9.2.0.0 <= 9.2.0.43 LTS
  - MQ >= 9.3.0.0 <= 9.3.0.41 LTS
  - MQ >= 9.3.0.0 <= 9.3.5.1 CD
  - MQ >= 9.4.0.0 <= 9.4.0.25 LTS
  - MQ >= 9.4.0.0 <= 9.4.5.1 CD
  - MQ 10.0.0.0
published: '2026-09-14'
updated: '2026-09-18'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-18T20:17:05.240'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13285'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7284940'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00385
epssPercentile: 0.32426
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-15T13:29:53.049779Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T21:15:17.455Z'
---

## Overview

IBM MQ is vulnerable to an XML external entity injection (XXE) attack when processing XML data. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to expose sensitive information or consume memory resources.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.