9.9

CVE-2026-10858: IBM MQ for HPE NonStop is vulnerable to a denial of service attack

Awaiting analysis
Published 18-09-2026Last modified 19-09-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-10858 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ibm mq_for_hpe_nonstop. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.9/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 19-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.1.0 through 8.1.0.40 could allow an authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code due to a heap buffer underflow when processing multi-segment messages.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.04 pp

From 0.33% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ibm1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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