CVE-2026-12150Network attack vector

Queue manager crash via deeply nested TLS certificate

Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026

Denial of service in IBM MQ allows remote attackers with a trusted TLS client certificate to crash a queue manager during certificate processing. The TLS certificate-processing path fails to validate excessive nesting before traversing certificate data, consuming resources and potentially affecting memory contents. Exploitation requires a TLS-enabled queue manager to trust the presented client certificate; the established consequence is service interruption, while the nature of the possible memory effect is undisclosed.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in IBM MQ allows remote attackers with a trusted TLS client certificate to crash a queue manager during certificate processing. The TLS certificate-processing path fails to validate excessive nesting before traversing certificate data, consuming resources and potentially affecting memory contents. Exploitation requires a TLS-enabled queue manager to trust the presented client certificate; the established consequence is service interruption, while the nature of the possible memory effect is undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-12150
Published
Sep 15, 2026
Updated
Sep 15, 2026
Vendor
IBM
Product
IBM MQ
Classifications
T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=10.0.0.0
  2. Affected versionversion=9.1.0.0 <=9.1.0.37 LTS
  3. Affected versionversion=9.2.0.0 <=9.2.0.43 LTS
  4. Affected versionversion=9.3.0.0 <=9.3.0.41 LTS
  5. Affected versionversion=9.3.0.0 <=9.3.5.1 CD
  6. Affected versionversion=9.4.0.0 <=9.4.0.25 LTS
  7. Affected versionversion=9.4.0.0 <=9.4.5.1 CD

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

IBM · IBM MQversion=10.0.0.0; version=9.1.0.0 <=9.1.0.37 LTS; version=9.2.0.0 <=9.2.0.43 LTS; version=9.3.0.0 <=9.3.0.41 LTS; version=9.3.0.0 <=9.3.5.1 CD; version=9.4.0.0 <=9.4.0.25 LTS; version=9.4.0.0 <=9.4.5.1 CD

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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