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CVE-2026-123218VulnerabilityPublished

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.19 could allow an authorized user to craft a specific message to bypass user

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-123218· Critical 9.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 08:48 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (ibm)CVSS 3.19.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
IBMAspera FaspexAffected
  • >=5.0.0 <=5.0.19
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict authorized user access to trusted personnel only and monitor for suspicious activity related to privilege escalation attempts.

Description

IBM Aspera Faspex versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.19 contain a vulnerability that allows an authorized user to bypass user authorization by crafting a specific message, resulting in full administrative privilege escalation.

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