Description
IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.14.1 may allow inconsistent permissions between the user interface and backend API allowed users to access features that appeared disabled, potentially leading to misuse.
Affected products
ibm: aspera faspex
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7255331 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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3.8
LOW
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 13 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-279
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