CVE-2025-36040
IBM Aspera Faspex session fixation
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 30, 2025 at 11:48 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAspera Faspex
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.12.1 could allow an authenticated user to perform unauthorized actions due to client-side enforcement of sever side security mechanisms.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
6.5MEDIUMibm
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-613
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