# CVE-2025-36171: IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.13.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service from improperly…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-36171-ibm-aspera-faspex-5-0-0-through-5-0-13-1-could-allow-a-privileged  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-10-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-36171 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.9 · Published 2025-10-09

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.13.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service from improperly validated API input due to excessive resource consumption.

Technologies: [IBM Aspera Faspex](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/aspera-faspex), [Linux Kernel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kernel), [Microsoft Windows](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/windows). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm), [Linux](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/linux), [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-36171 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-36171 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-36171?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.9, published 9 October 2025.

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

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-36171?** 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-2025-36171?** Check whether you run IBM Aspera Faspex, Linux Kernel or Microsoft Windows. 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 Faspex
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows

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