CVE-2026-14973 | IBM Aspera Desktop App 1.0.5 through 1.0.19 IBM Aspera for d… | CVSS 9.3 CRITICAL

Description

IBM Aspera Desktop App 1.0.5 through 1.0.19 IBM Aspera for desktop can allow files to be written outside of the user's selected download destination.

CVE ID: CVE-2026-14973
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 2026-07-07 16:44 UTC
Published: 2026-07-28 20:31 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-28 20:31 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-22
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Dir…
Vendor / Product: IBM / Aspera Desktop App
Sources: cve.org · NVD

9.3 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
IBM	Aspera Desktop App	—	1.0.5 ≤ 1.0.19

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-22	cna	CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.3	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

References (1)