What is CVE-2023-37397?

CVE-2023-37397 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 3.6/10. Published 2024-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-37397?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex

CVE-2023-37397

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 could allow a local user to obtain or modify sensitive information due to improper encryption of certain data. IBM X-Force ID: 259672.

Published 2024-04-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Aspera Faspex — versions 5.0.0
IBM Aspera Faspex

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7148632 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/259672 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37397?: CVE-2023-37397 is a low-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 3.6/10. Published 2024-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-37397?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.6 out of 10.