What is CVE-2023-37400?

CVE-2023-37400 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-37400?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex

CVE-2023-37400

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 could allow a local user to escalate their privileges due to insecure credential storage. IBM X-Force ID: 259677.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (3.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.9% 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

IBM Aspera Faspex — versions 5.0.0
IBM Aspera Faspex

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7148631 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/259677 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-37400?: CVE-2023-37400 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-37400?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.