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TI-2026-71445 Aliases CVE-2026-75782GHSA-x973-hj72-fc88

IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps untrusted search path privilege escalation

Priority LOW 35CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
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-426.

Summary

IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 1.0.0 through 1.0.6 contains an untrusted search path flaw caused by a misconfigured PATH environment variable (CWE-426). A local attacker with low privileges can gain elevated privileges.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Description from the CNA

IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 1.0.0 through 1.0.6 could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges due to a misconfigured PATH environment variable.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00107 1st 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
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMAspera Enterprise WebApps1.0.0 – 1.0.6—No fix listedCNA
  • Aspera Enterprise WebApps VendorIBM Affected 1.0.0 – 1.0.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CNA · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_enterprise_webapps:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.0—IBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_enterprise_webapps:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.0.6—IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_enterprise_webapps:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 — ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_enterprise_webapps:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 — ·IBM

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Advisory ·

    IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps — ibm.com/support/pages/node/7291755

    5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-71443 Uncontrolled resource consumption in IBM Aspera Enterprise WebAppsPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-71453 IBM Aspera Enterprise Webapps Information DisclosurePriority LOW 28
    • TI-2026-71444 Excessive service account permissions in IBM Aspera Enterprise WebAppsPriority LOW 26
    Show all 5 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-75782
  2. 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-x973-hj72-fc88
  3. 2026-10-13 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-13 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-08085 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Auto-Login Bypass and Code Validation KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-23774 IBM Aspera Faspex code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-03794 Improper authentication in IBM Data Risk Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-03441 Code injection in IBM Planning Analytics KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-03639 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Apache Struts KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-06198 Serialized-object interfaces in certain IBM analytics, business solutions, cognitive, IT… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 9711 →

Sources

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