IBM Aspera information disclosure

published 2023-06-04 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-26972

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Aspera Connect 4.2.5 and IBM Aspera Cargo 4.2.5 transmits authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Patch / fix

fixed in 2 links 1

ibm aspera_cargo 4.2.6
ibm aspera_connect 4.2.6

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7001053 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-08)

Exploit prediction

0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

IBM Aspera Connect
IBM Aspera Cargo

Classification

Weakness

CWE-523 Unprotected Transport of Credentials
CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7001053
vendor-advisory, patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/244107
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-22862
NVD CVE-2023-22862

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary