IBM MQ Operator up to 3.6.0 CD certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM MQ Operator up to 3.6.0 CD. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to certificate validation. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-36005. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IBM MQ Operator up to 3.6.0 CD and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

IBM MQ Operator LTS 2.0.0 through 2.0.29, MQ Operator CD 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.1.0 through 3.1.3, 3.3.0, 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.6.0, and MQ Operator SC2 3.2.0 through 3.2.13 Internet Pass-Thru could allow a malicious user to obtain sensitive information from another TLS session connection by the proxy to the same hostname and port due to improper certificate validation.

The advisory is shared at ibm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-36005 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/23/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1587.003 for this issue.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-22522) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1642). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • IBM MQ

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Temp Score: 3.6
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CNA Base Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
07/24/2025 +100 days Advisory disclosed
07/24/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/23/2025 +30 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: ibm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36005 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36005
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-317525
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1642 - IBM MQ: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Offenlegung von Informationen

Entryinfo

Created: 07/24/2025 17:34
Updated: 08/23/2025 05:16
Changes: 07/24/2025 17:34 (63), 07/24/2025 18:12 (1), 07/25/2025 21:18 (7), 08/23/2025 05:16 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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