CVE-2026-14973 (GCVE-0-2026-14973)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-28 20:31 – Updated: 2026-07-29 13:39
VLAI
Title
Path Traversal in IBM Desktop App
Summary
IBM Aspera Desktop App 1.0.5 through 1.0.19 IBM Aspera for desktop can allow files to be written outside of the user's selected download destination.
Severity
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
ibm
References
URL Tags
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280939 vendor-advisorypatch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
IBM Aspera Desktop App Affected: 1.0.5 , ≤ 1.0.19 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_desktop_app:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:ibm:aspera_desktop_app:1.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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