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title: "CVE-2026-10858: IBM MQ for HPE NonStop - Buffer Overflow"
description: "IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.1.0 through 8.1.0.40 contains a buffer underflow caused by improper processing of multi-segment messages, letting authenticated attackers cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-10858/
---

# CVE-2026-10858 IBM MQ for HPE NonStop - Buffer Overflow

IBM MQ for HPE NonStop 8.1.0 through 8.1.0.40 contains a buffer underflow caused by improper processing of multi-segment messages, letting authenticated attackers cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

CVSS base score 9.9 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.37% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10858)

## Details

Type

Buffer Overflow

Impact

Denial Of Service, Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

18 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-122](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 8.1.0.40 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10858](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10858)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287704](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7287704)

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