Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-75782 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-75782 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-75782?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 12 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 1.0.0 through 1.0.6.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-75782?
- Yes: fixed in IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 1.0.7. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-75782 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-75782?
- Check whether you run IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 1.0.7
Technical details
The vulnerability is an untrusted search path issue (CWE-426) in the PATH environment variable configuration that allows privilege escalation. A local attacker with low-level user privileges can exploit this to gain elevated privileges without user interaction. The flaw enables arbitrary code execution with elevated permissions, fully compromising system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Affected products
- IBM Aspera Enterprise WebApps 1.0.0 through 1.0.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-12: disclosed