What is CVE-2025-13481?

CVE-2025-13481 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aspera Orchestrator, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-11.

How severe is CVE-2025-13481?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Ibm Aspera Orchestrator

CVE-2025-13481

IBM Aspera Orchestrator 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.000 (9.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Aspera Orchestrator — versions 4.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7254434 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-13481?: CVE-2025-13481 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aspera Orchestrator, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-12-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-13481?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.