Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-123218

Actively exploited

IBM Aspera Faspex

IBM Aspera Faspex Authorization Bypass

CVSS 3.1

9.8Critical

Official description

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.19 could allow an authorized user to craft a specific message to bypass user authorization and gain full administrative privileges.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
9.8Critical	3.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (ibm)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
IBM	Aspera Faspex	5.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.0.19	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295921 vendor-advisorypatch
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-123218 government-resource

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Details

Published: 2026-11-07
Last updated: 2026-11-10
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): ibm
Kolun priority: 23 · Low

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.39%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

34%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: Yes
Exploitation: Active
Technical impact: Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-863