# CVE-2025-13481: IBM Aspera Orchestrator 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-13481-ibm-aspera-orchestrator-4-0-0-through-4-1-0-could-allow-an  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-13481 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2025-12-11

IBM Aspera Orchestrator 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.

Technologies: [IBM Aspera Orchestrator](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/aspera-orchestrator), [Linux Kernel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kernel). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm), [Linux](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/linux).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-13481 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-13481 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-13481?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 11 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Aspera Orchestrator, Linux Kernel. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-13481?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-13481?** Check whether you run IBM Aspera Orchestrator or Linux Kernel. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- IBM Aspera Orchestrator
- Linux Kernel

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