CVE-2026-123218
Critical9.8CISA KEV — exploited in the wildIBM Aspera Faspex Authorization Bypasstitle from the CVE record
IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.19 could allow an authorized user to craft a specific message to bypass user authorization and gain full administrative privileges.
- CVSS
- 9.8v3.1
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 0.7%54th pct
- CISA KEV
- Listed
EPSS trendFIRST daily scores, last 90 days
Daily values
| Score date | EPSS | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | 0.7% | 53.7% |
| 2026-11-09 | 0.4% | 34.1% |
| 2026-11-08 | 0.4% | 34.1% |
| 2026-11-07 | 0.4% | 34.1% |
CISA KEV entrycatalogue 2026.11.10
- Date added
- 2026-11-09
- Federal due date
- 2026-11-12
- Known ransomware use
- Unknown
Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Verbatim from the CISA KEV catalogue (CISA KEV, fetched 2026-11-11 16:43 UTC). The due date applies to US federal agencies under BOD 22-01.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Why it happened and what stops it
The weakness (CWE)
How attackers use it (ATT&CK)
Typical for this kind of weakness across CISA KEV exploits (CTID), not specific to this CVE.
How it's exploited
What the attacker gets
Controls that mitigate it (NIST SP 800-53)
- SI-3Malicious Code ProtectionSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 6 of these techniques
- SI-4System MonitoringSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 6 of these techniques
- AC-2Account ManagementAccess Control · mitigates 5 of these techniques
- AC-6Least PrivilegeAccess Control · mitigates 5 of these techniques
- CA-7Continuous MonitoringSecurity Assessment and Authorization · mitigates 5 of these techniques
- CM-6Configuration SettingsConfiguration Management · mitigates 5 of these techniques