critical
advisory
IBM Aspera Faspex: Authorization bypass and privilege escalation (CVE-2026-123218)
IBM Aspera Faspex versions 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.
CVE search metadata
CVE search record: CVE-2026-123218. Severity: critical. CVSS: 9.8. KEV: no. Product: Aspera Faspex (5.0.0 through 5.0.19). Brief: IBM Aspera Faspex: Authorization bypass and privilege escalation (CVE-2026-123218). Brief link: https://feed.craftedsignal.io/briefs/2026-11-ibm-aspera-faspex-auth-bypass/
Triage facts
Revision 1- Applicability
- Aspera Faspex (5.0.0 through 5.0.19)
- Evidence
- Unknown
- Severity
- Critical
- Sources
- 1 public source
- Freshness
- Revision 1Nov 7, 05:48 UTC
- Vulnerabilities
- 1 CVE
- Source quality
- A2Roughly even chance
IBM Aspera Faspex versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.19 are vulnerable to an authorization bypass. An authorized user can craft a specific message to gain full administrative privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.8.