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Security incident · CVE-2025-33138

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.12 is vulnerable to HTML injection.

Published May 22, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 26, 2025 · IBM Aspera Faspex

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-33138. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of IBM Aspera Faspex is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.26%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 ≤5.0.12

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.12 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 ≤5.0.125.0.0 ≤5.0.12

How to fix CVE-2025-33138

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-33138. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of IBM Aspera Faspex is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 ≤5.0.12 5.0.0 ≤5.0.12. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 22, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.12 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.

  2. Aug 26, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.12 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-33138

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-33138

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-16171

    IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.12 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.