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CVE-2022-47986: IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2022-47986
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
IBM Aspera Faspex could allow a remote attacker to execute code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: IBMproduct: Aspera FaspexRemote code executionUnsafe deserialization
What
IBM Aspera Faspex could allow a remote attacker to execute code on the system due to a YAML deserialization flaw.
Who is affected
Deployments of IBM Aspera Faspex.
Urgency
Remediation is critical as the vulnerability is actively exploited and poses a severe risk.
Action
Update to the patched version of IBM Aspera Faspex.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-02-21
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-47986

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2022-47986coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for IBM Aspera Faspex

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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