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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-1998 · published 11 March 2019

CVE-2018-1998: Ibm websphere mq os command injection vulnerability

Ibm · Websphere Mq

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 9.1.1 could allow a local user to inject code that could be executed with root privileges. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1792. IBM X-ForceID: 154887.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.40% · top 68.4% CWE-78 · OS command injection
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.2
0.40%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

IBM WebSphere MQ 8.0.0.0 through 9.1.1 could allow a local user to inject code that could be executed with root privileges. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1792. IBM X-ForceID: 154887.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154887 VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10870488 PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154887 VDB EntryVendor Advisory
https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10870488 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-1998), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.