Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2019-4294 is a high-severity IBM appliance vulnerability where a local attacker could run arbitrary system commands. The main business concern is loss of control over integration or messaging infrastructure if an attacker already has local access to an affected IBM DataPower Gateway or IBM MQ Appliance.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation where affected appliances support critical messaging, API gateway, or integration workflows. The issue is high impact but locally exploitable, so urgency depends on who has local access and how tightly appliance administration is controlled.
Technical view
IBM describes a command injection issue affecting IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0-2018.4.1.6 and 7.6.0.0-7.6.0.15, plus IBM MQ Appliance 8.0.0.0-8.0.0.12, 9.1.0.0-9.1.0.2, and 9.1.1-9.1.2. CVSS 3.0 score is 8.4 with local attack vector, low complexity, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to environments that deployed the listed IBM DataPower Gateway or IBM MQ Appliance versions. The source data indicates local attack vector, so internet exposure alone is not enough evidence of exploitability.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation requires local access according to the CVSS vector and description, but successful abuse could allow arbitrary commands on the affected system.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports command injection with arbitrary command execution on specific IBM product ranges. The bundle does not provide exploit mechanics, indicators of compromise, or exact fixed version numbers. Treat IBM advisory content as authoritative for patch targeting.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all IBM DataPower Gateway and IBM MQ Appliance deployments.
- Compare firmware or software versions against the affected ranges.
- Apply IBM official fixes or upgrades referenced in IBM advisories.
- Restrict local administrative and shell access to trusted operators.
- Review local accounts and access paths on affected appliances.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether deployed versions fall within the listed affected ranges.
- Review IBM advisory pages for exact fixed levels and prerequisites.
- Verify upgraded systems report versions outside affected ranges.
- Check logs for unusual local access or administrative activity.
- Document remediation status for each affected appliance.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.4 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/A:H/C:H/PR:N/I:H/UI:N/AV:L/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AC:L/A:H/C:H/PR:N/I:H/UI:N/AV:L/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O2.55.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
8.4HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/A:H/C:H/PR:N/I:H/UI:N/AV:L/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10887005CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10958933CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- ibm-mq-cve20194294-code-exec (160701)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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