CVE-2025-3631: ibm mq Use After Free
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 11-07-2025Last modified 18-08-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-3631 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Use After Free vulnerability in ibm mq. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 11-07-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 18-08-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An IBM MQ 9.3 and 9.4 Client connecting to an MQ Queue Manager can cause a SIGSEGV in the AMQRMPPA channel process terminating it.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources2 sources · 6.5–7.5
- CVE.orgCNA6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.05 pp
From 0.33% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.38%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ibm2 products
- mq≥ 9.3.2.0 CD, ≤ 9.3.5.1 CD | ≥ 9.4.0.0, ≤ 9.4.2.1 CD | ≥ 9.4.0.0 LTS, ≤ 9.4.0.11 LTS
- mq_appliance≥ 9.3.2.0 CD, ≤ 9.3.5.2 CD | ≥ 9.4.0.0 LTS, ≤ 9.4.0.11 LTS | ≥ 9.4.1.0 CD, ≤ 9.4.2.1 CD | ≥ 9.3.2, ≤ 9.3.5.2 | ≥ 9.4.0.0, < 9.4.0.12 | ≥ 9.4.0.0, < 9.4.3 | ≥ 9.4.1.0, < 9.4.3.0
1 vendor · 2 products