Broadcom Mainframe Software is alerting customers to a vulnerability in ESP Workload Automation 12.0

If you are NOT using Automic Automation Intelligences (AAI) integration with ESP Workload Automation 12.0, you are NOT impacted by this advisory.

ESP Workload Automation 12.0 may be exposed to Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability CVE-2023-46604 via an optional AAI Integration feature. Apache ActiveMQ is included in Common Components and Services for z/OS (CCS) - Message Service, one of the requirements for AAI integration. Based on the information disclosed at this time and analysis conducted by our teams, CCS 15.0 - Message Service component may be vulnerable to CVE-2023-46604 under certain conditions.

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