Description
IBM Aspera Desktop App 1.0.5 through 1.0.19 can allow arbitrary code execution by loading DLL files at start-up.
Affected products
ibm: aspera; apple: macos; linux: linux kernel; microsoft: windows
References1
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280939 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.3
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 6 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-242
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