IBM Aspera Console weak password requirements

published 2025-04-14 18 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-31050

cvss: 3.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 18%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Aspera Console 3.4.0 through 3.4.4 allows passwords to be reused when a new user logs into the system.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 links 1

ibm aspera_console 3.4.5

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7169766 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-14)

Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

IBM Aspera Console

Classification

Weakness

CWE-521 Weak Password Requirements

References

ibm.com /support/pages/node/7169766
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-27272
NVD CVE-2023-27272

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Summary