IBM MQ up to 10.0.0.5 xml external entity reference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in IBM MQ up to 9.2.0.44/9.3.0.42/9.4.0.26/9.4.5.1/10.0.0.5 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes xml external entity reference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-13284. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in IBM MQ up to 9.2.0.44/9.3.0.42/9.4.0.26/9.4.5.1/10.0.0.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a xml external entity reference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-611. The product processes an XML document that can contain XML entities with URIs that resolve to documents outside of the intended sphere of control, causing the product to embed incorrect documents into its output. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IBM MQ 9.2.0.0 through 9.2.0.44 LTS, 9.3.0.0 through 9.3.0.42 LTS, 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.0.26 LTS, 9.4.0.0 through 9.4.5.1 CD, and 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.0.5 LTS and CD 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.

It is possible to read the advisory at ibm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-13284 since 06/24/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/04/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• IBM

Name

• MQ

Version

• 9.2.0.0
• 9.2.0.1
• 9.2.0.2
• 9.2.0.3
• 9.2.0.4
• 9.2.0.5
• 9.2.0.6
• 9.2.0.7
• 9.2.0.8
• 9.2.0.9
• 9.2.0.10
• 9.2.0.11
• 9.2.0.12
• 9.2.0.13
• 9.2.0.14
• 9.2.0.15
• 9.2.0.16
• 9.2.0.17
• 9.2.0.18
• 9.2.0.19
• 9.2.0.20
• 9.2.0.21
• 9.2.0.22
• 9.2.0.23
• 9.2.0.24
• 9.2.0.25
• 9.2.0.26
• 9.2.0.27
• 9.2.0.28
• 9.2.0.29
• 9.2.0.30
• 9.2.0.31
• 9.2.0.32
• 9.2.0.33
• 9.2.0.34
• 9.2.0.35
• 9.2.0.36
• 9.2.0.37
• 9.2.0.38
• 9.2.0.39
• 9.2.0.40
• 9.2.0.41
• 9.2.0.42
• 9.2.0.43
• 9.2.0.44
• 9.3.0.0
• 9.3.0.1
• 9.3.0.2
• 9.3.0.3
• 9.3.0.4
• 9.3.0.5
• 9.3.0.6
• 9.3.0.7
• 9.3.0.8
• 9.3.0.9
• 9.3.0.10
• 9.3.0.11
• 9.3.0.12
• 9.3.0.13
• 9.3.0.14
• 9.3.0.15
• 9.3.0.16
• 9.3.0.17
• 9.3.0.18
• 9.3.0.19
• 9.3.0.20
• 9.3.0.21
• 9.3.0.22
• 9.3.0.23
• 9.3.0.24
• 9.3.0.25
• 9.3.0.26
• 9.3.0.27
• 9.3.0.28
• 9.3.0.29
• 9.3.0.30
• 9.3.0.31
• 9.3.0.32
• 9.3.0.33
• 9.3.0.34
• 9.3.0.35
• 9.3.0.36
• 9.3.0.37
• 9.3.0.38
• 9.3.0.39
• 9.3.0.40
• 9.3.0.41
• 9.3.0.42
• 9.4.0.0
• 9.4.0.1
• 9.4.0.2
• 9.4.0.3
• 9.4.0.4
• 9.4.0.5
• 9.4.0.6
• 9.4.0.7
• 9.4.0.8
• 9.4.0.9
• 9.4.0.10
• 9.4.0.11
• 9.4.0.12
• 9.4.0.13
• 9.4.0.14
• 9.4.0.15
• 9.4.0.16
• 9.4.0.17
• 9.4.0.18
• 9.4.0.19
• 9.4.0.20
• 9.4.0.21
• 9.4.0.22
• 9.4.0.23
• 9.4.0.24
• 9.4.0.25
• 9.4.0.26
• 9.4.5.0
• 9.4.5.1
• 10.0.0.0
• 10.0.0.1
• 10.0.0.2
• 10.0.0.3
• 10.0.0.4
• 10.0.0.5

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/

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