CVE-2023-27286

IBM Aspera code execution

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Published Mar 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

IBM Aspera Cargo 4.2.5 and IBM Aspera Connect 4.2.5 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. An attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248616.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

IBM

Aspera

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`4.2.5`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_cargo::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_connect::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-31064	IBM Aspera Cargo 4.2.5 and IBM Aspera Connect 4.2.5 are vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. An attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248616.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.656% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248627
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6966588

History

Feb 18, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ibm Aspera Cargo Aspera Connect

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 18, 2025, 7:17 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Mar 28, 2023, 8:07 PM
Updated: Feb 18, 2025, 7:17 PM
Reserved: Feb 27, 2023, 5:47 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:09 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:09 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 2, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:44 AM

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