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TI-2026-86195 Aliases CVE-2026-123218GHSA-29m7-hw74-2gwc

Authorization bypass in IBM Aspera Faspex allows admin privileges

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-863.

Summary

IBM Aspera Faspex versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.19 are affected. Incorrect authorization (CWE-863) lets an authorized user craft a specific message that bypasses user authorization and gains full administrative privileges. The attack is reachable over the network with low complexity and needs no privileges or user interaction.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00396 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMAspera Faspex5.0.0 – 5.0.19—No fix listedCNA
  • Aspera Faspex VendorIBM Affected 5.0.0 – 5.0.19 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_faspex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·IBM

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for IBM Aspera Faspex.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07

Timeline

  1. 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123218
  2. 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-29m7-hw74-2gwc

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
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Sources

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