Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-14996 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-14996 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-14996?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 28 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.15.4.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-14996?
- A patch was published on 2026-07-28: Vulnerability addressed in version 5.0.16. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-14996 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-14996?
- Check whether you run IBM Aspera Faspex at an affected version. 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.
Technical details
IBM Aspera Faspex 5 versions 5.0.0 through 5.0.15.4 are vulnerable to insufficient session expiration (CWE-613). The flaw resides in the session management component, where sessions may not be properly invalidated or expired. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or perform unauthorized actions by leveraging active or improperly terminated sessions. The vulnerability is addressed in IBM Aspera Faspex version 5.0.16.
Affected products
- IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.15.4
Timeline
- 2026-07-28: advisory: IBM published the security bulletin and NVD record.
- 2026-07-28: patched: Vulnerability addressed in version 5.0.16.