Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-8175

Critical
Microsoft: not affectedMSmacOS: not affectedMacLinux: not affectedLnxMobile: not affectedMobNetwork: not affectedNetApplication: not affectedAppOther: affectedOth

Published: 27 May 2026

Published
27 May 2026
Modified
27 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0039 60.0th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-8175 is a critical-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Ibm (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 40.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190).
Threat & Defense Details

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Buffer overflow in network-facing asperahttpd service directly enables remote exploitation for RCE/auth bypass on public-facing transfer server.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint 3.7.4 through 4.4.7 Fix Pack 1 and IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server 3.7.4 through 4.4.7 Fix Pack 1 and IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint are affected by a buffer overflow in the asperahttpd component. This…

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vulnerability could be exploited to cause a denial of service and potentially lead to authentication bypass or remote code execution.

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-122

Affected Products

Ibm
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

EU & UK References

Regulatory context (EU CRA / NIS2 / DORA / UK NIS Regulations)

EU Cyber Resilience Act — coordinated disclosure

Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in products with digital elements may trigger coordinated-disclosure obligations under the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA, Regulation 2024/2847). Manufacturers placing products on the EU market must notify ENISA and the relevant CSIRTs without undue delay once active exploitation is known.

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