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Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2026-8175Multiple vulnerabilities in Aspera applications.

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity heap buffer overflow in Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint 3.7.4 through 4.4.7 Fix Pack 1 and IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server 3.7.4 through 4.4.7 Fix Pack 1 and IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint are affected by a buffer overflow in the asperahttpd component. This vulnerability could be exploited to cause a denial of service and potentially lead to authentication bypass or remote code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint 3.7.4 – through 4.4.7 Fix Pack 1
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server 3.7.4 – through 4.4.7 Fix Pack 1

Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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