Description
IBM Aspera Desktop App 1.0.5 through 1.0.19 IBM Aspera for desktop can allow files to be written outside of the user's selected download destination.
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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9.3
CRITICAL
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 40 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-22
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