What is CVE-2026-14958?

CVE-2026-14958 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-14958?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

RCE in IBM Aspera Faspex

CVE-2026-14958

IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.15.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to unquoted shell interpolation.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Aspera_faspex
Ibm Aspera Faspex 5 — versions 5.0.0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14958?: CVE-2026-14958 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera Faspex, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-14958?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.