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CVE-2026-123218

IBM Aspera Faspex•CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8• In the wild In CISA KEV

What is CVE-2026-123218?

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.

CVSS9.8 NVD 3.1

SeverityCRITICAL

Exploitation In the wild In CISA KEV

EPSS1% · P54

Triage statusActive Exploit

ActionPatch immediately

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWECWE-863

NVD published2026-11-07

NVD last modified2026-11-10

Timeline

2026-11-07Published to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
2026-11-09Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog
2026-11-10First covered in a defend.network daily briefing
2026-11-10NVD record last updated
2026-11-12CISA federal remediation deadline (BOD 22-01)

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

IBM Aspera Faspex Incorrect Authorization Vulnerability

Added to KEV2026-11-09

Federal patch deadline2026-11-12

Known ransomware useUnknown

Affected product

IBM Aspera Faspex

NVD also lists CPE entries for: Ibm Aspera Faspex, Linux Kernel

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for IBM Aspera Faspex as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References

Referenced in our briefings & reports

Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 2 of November 2026 (November 9 – 15)
CISA KEV: OpenSSH auth bypass, IBM Aspera privilege escalation; Qubole AWS breach; N-able 30+ zero-days (2026-11-10)

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