CVE-2026-14973 PUBLISHED

Path Traversal in IBM Desktop App

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 07.07.2026 Published: 28.07.2026 Updated: 31.07.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 9.3

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	IBM
Product	Aspera Desktop App
Versions	affected from 1.0.5 to 1.0.19 (incl.)

Solutions

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading:

ProductVersion(s)LinkIBM Aspera Desktop App1.1.0Users can upgrade to the new version directly through the application or from IBM Aspera Downloads https://ibmaspera.com/help/downloads/desktop

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280939

Problem Types

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