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)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-13481: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.