CVE-2026-123218

Critical9.8 Published on Nov 7, 2026

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.

Actively exploited

  • In the CISA exploited-vulnerabilities catalogue since Nov 9, 2026
  • US federal agencies must remediate it by Nov 12, 2026 (BOD 22-01)
  • First attack observed 2 days after disclosure

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.

Source: CISA KEV · Nov 9, 2026

CVSS score9.8 / 10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)CWE-863
Vendorslinux, ibm

Affected products

VendorsProductVersions
ibmaspera faspex< 5.0.19.1
linuxlinux kernel-

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