CVE-2026-123218

critical

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.

References

https://github.com/foxcornlab/faspex-scanner

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295921

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-123218

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-118902

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-11-07

Updated: 2026-11-10

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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