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CVE-2026-123218: IBM Aspera Faspex
IBM Aspera Faspex Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability
Actively exploited (CISA KEV) CRITICAL severity
Description
IBM Aspera Faspex contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability that could allow an authenticated user to craft a specific message to bypass authorization, causing privilege escalations.
Key facts
- CVSS v3
- 9.8 (CRITICAL)
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2026-11-07
- Last modified
- 2026-11-10
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-11-09
- CISA due date
- 2026-11-12
Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295921 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123218
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863
Affected products
- ibm aspera_faspex
- linux linux_kernel
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7295921
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-123218