Auth bypass in IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server For Cloud Pak Integration

CVE-2026-7876

IBM Aspera HSTS for CP4I 1.5.1 through 1.5.19 is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability. A transfer client may be able to take advantage of this vulnerability to access files in the server's local storage that they should not have access to, when specific restriction settings are not in place.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

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CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.8% 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-2026-7876: held from 0.003 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7876?
CVE-2026-7876 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server For Cloud Pak Integration, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-7876?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.