Vulnerability · CVE-2026-7876
IBM Aspera HSTS for CP4I 1.5.1 through 1.5.19 is affected by an authentication bypass vulnerability.
Published May 27, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · aspera high-speed transfer server for cloud pak for integration
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-7876. EPSS is 0.50%. Act only if a listed version of aspera high-speed transfer server for cloud pak for integration is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.50%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe ibm/aspera high-speed transfer server for cloud pak for integration
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.
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- cpe ibm/aspera high-speed transfer server for cloud pak for integrationversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-7876
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
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Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-7876. EPSS is 0.50%. Act only if a listed version of aspera high-speed transfer server for cloud pak for integration is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-287: Improper Authentication. EPSS 0.50%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 27, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-7876
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-7876
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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
nvd.nist.gov
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.