TI-2022-23774 Aliases CVE-2022-47986 GHSA-3w56-qhmc-wqwr

IBM Aspera Faspex code execution

CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-502Published 2023-02-17 · Updated 2025-10-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a specially crafted obsolete API call, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. The obsolete API call was removed in Faspex 4.4.2 PL2. IBM X-Force ID: 243512.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-02-21CISA due date 2023-03-14Known ransomware use

EPSS 0.99965 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Active
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
IBM	Aspera Faspex	4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier	—	No fix listed	CNA

Aspera Faspex VendorIBM Affected 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex::::::::	up to 4.4.1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:-::::::	4.4.2	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_1::::::	4.4.2 patch_level_1	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:4.4.2:patch_level_1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.2 patch_level_1 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Advisory · 2023-02-17
IBM Aspera Faspex — ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952319
2 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-09016 IBM Aspera Faspex cross-site scriptingPriority LOW 25
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Timeline

2023-02-21 Added to CISA KEV
2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-47986
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w56-qhmc-wqwr

References

Patch 1

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6952319

Advisory 1

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171772/IBM-Aspera-Faspex-4.4.1-YAML-Deserialization.html

TI-2023-12470 IBM Aspera Faspex XML external entity injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
TI-2026-12597 OS Command Injection in IBM Aspera Faspex CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2026-12596 OS command injection in IBM Aspera Faspex CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
TI-2026-12622 Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Faspex CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
TI-2023-19019 IBM Aspera Faspex information disclosure CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2023-17972 IBM Aspera Faspex information disclosure CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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