CVE-2023-37398

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.10 does not require that users should have strong passwords by default, which makes it easier for attackers to compromise user accounts.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-521

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jan 29, 2025
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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