IBM MQ is widely used enterprise middleware; authenticated RCE against Managed File Transfer agents can cause host compromise and broad operational disruption.
CVE-2026-11724
Authenticated RCE in IBM MQ Managed File Transfer via metadata validation bug
Is CVE-2026-11724 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-11724 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2026-11724?
CVE-2026-11724 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-11724?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-11724, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-11724 affect?
CVE-2026-11724 affects IBM MQ Managed File Transfer 9.2.0.0-9.2.0.44 LTS, IBM MQ Managed File Transfer 9.3.0.0-9.3.0.42 LTS, IBM MQ Managed File Transfer 9.4.0.0-9.4.0.26 LTS, IBM MQ Managed File Transfer 9.4.0.0-9.4.5.1 CD, and 1 further product or version. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-11724?
Apply vendor update when available; restrict MFT agent access, rotate credentials, monitor logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on MFT agent hosts, enabling full host compromise and lateral movement.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 9.2.0.0 and <= 9.2.0.44
- affected>= 9.3.0.0 and <= 9.3.0.42
- affected>= 9.4.0.0 and <= 9.4.0.26
- affected>= 9.4.0.0 and <= 9.4.5.1
- affected>= 10.0.0.0 and <= 10.0.0.5
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.
timeline
- 4 Nov 2026Published
- 4 Nov 2026CVE record last updated · same day later
- 5 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · same day later
- Patchibm.com /support/pages/node/7294503
sources
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.