What is CVE-2023-27272?

CVE-2023-27272 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Console, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2025-04-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-27272?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aspera Console

CVE-2023-27272

IBM Aspera Console 3.4.0 through 3.4.4 allows passwords to be reused when a new user logs into the system.

Published 2025-04-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-22.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 17th percentile — 16.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7169766 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27272?: CVE-2023-27272 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Console, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2025-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-27272?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.