CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-5879

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

MQCLI on IBM MQ Appliance M2000 and M2001 devices allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted (1) Disaster Recovery or (2) High Availability command.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system and potential takeover of the device by local users.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to MQCLI and to monitor and audit the use of Disaster Recovery and High Availability commands.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

MQCLI on IBM MQ Appliance M2000 and M2001 devices allows local users to execute arbitrary shell commands via a crafted (1) Disaster Recovery or (2) High Availability command.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS