CVE-2025-0985

Local information disclosure through environment variables

Published Feb 28, 2025 · Updated Aug 26, 2025

Cleartext storage in IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information. IBM has not disclosed which environment variables contain the information or which MQ component places it there. A low-privileged local account is required, and the documented consequence is disclosure only, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Cleartext storage in IBM MQ 9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, and 9.4 CD allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information. IBM has not disclosed which environment variables contain the information or which MQ component places it there. A low-privileged local account is required, and the documented consequence is disclosure only, with no reported data modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-0985
Published
Feb 28, 2025
Updated
Aug 26, 2025
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM MQ
Classifications
CWE-526
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 28, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, 9.4 CD

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM MQversion=9.3 LTS, 9.3 CD, 9.4 LTS, 9.4 CD

Published CVSS scores

5.5IBM CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-526Exposure of Sensitive Information Through Environmental Variables

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