# CVE-2025-36228: IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.14.1 may allow inconsistent permissions between the user interface and backend…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-36228-ibm-aspera-faspex-5-5-0-0-through-5-0-14-1-may-allow-inconsistent  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-36228 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.8 · Published 2025-12-26

IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.14.1 may allow inconsistent permissions between the user interface and backend API allowed users to access features that appeared disabled, potentially leading to misuse.

Technologies: [IBM Aspera Faspex](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/aspera-faspex). Vendors: [IBM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/ibm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-36228 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-36228 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-36228?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.8, published 26 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** IBM Aspera Faspex. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-36228?** 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-2025-36228?** Check whether you run IBM Aspera Faspex. 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

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