What is CVE-2023-27285?

CVE-2023-27285 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Cargo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-06-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-27285?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in IBM Aspera Cargo

CVE-2023-27285

IBM Aspera Connect 4.2.5 and IBM Aspera Cargo 4.2.5 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking. An attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 248625.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-06-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7001053 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/248625 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27285?: CVE-2023-27285 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Cargo, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-27285?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.