OS command injection in IBM Aspera Faspex

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-14958
StatePUBLISHED
Assigneribm
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-28 21:17:26 UTC
Updated2026-08-05 15:59:43 UTC
DescriptionIBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.15.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to unquoted shell interpolation.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.005200000 probability, percentile 0.413260000 (date 2026-08-02)

Problem Types: CWE-78 | CWE-78 CWE-78 Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command ('OS command injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ibm Aspera Faspex All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA IBM Aspera Faspex 5 affected 5.0.0 5.0.15.4 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280530 [email protected] www.ibm.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading: ProductVersionPlatformLink to FixIBM Aspera Faspex5.0.16Linux Link https://www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/downloadFixes

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