CVE-2026-8179 – Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint
CVSS 8.8
IMPORTANT
“High-speed file transfer systems become critical risks when memory bugs can lead to remote code execution.”
IBM released patches for three vulnerabilities affecting Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint. CVE-2026-8175 has a CVSS score of 9.8, which is Critical severity. CVE-2026-8179 has a CVSS score of 8.8, which is High severity. CVE-2026-8180 has a CVSS score of 7.5, which is High severity.
The update addresses heap-based buffer overflow, stack-based buffer overflow, and null pointer dereference issues. All three vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution in affected Aspera transfer environments.
Key Details
- Affected Product
- Ibm Aspera High-speed Transfer Endpoint
- Attack Vector
- Network
- Attack Complexity
- Low
- Privileges Required
- Low
- User Interaction
- None
- CWE Classification
- CWE-121
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