CVE-2026-11980

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-30. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Aspera Desktop App 1.0.5 through 1.0.19 can allow arbitrary code execution by loading DLL files at start-up.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 30, 2026

Last Modified

August 13, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 30, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Desktop App

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-11980(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 85× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 170 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 04:16 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 04:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  14. 2026-09-13 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-09-13 10:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-09-12 21:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-09-12 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-09-11 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-10 19:05 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-10 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-10 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-09 07:16 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-09 07:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  26. 2026-08-31 23:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  29. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  31. 2026-08-30 11:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-30 01:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  34. 2026-08-29 22:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  37. 2026-08-27 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-27 14:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-27 09:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-26 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-26 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-25 19:16 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-25 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-25 06:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  47. 2026-08-24 17:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-24 04:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  51. 2026-08-23 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-22 14:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-22 01:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-21 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-21 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  73. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  75. 2026-08-16 05:28 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-11980?
CVE-2026-11980 is a high vulnerability published on July 30, 2026. IBM Aspera Desktop App 1.0.5 through 1.0.19 can allow arbitrary code execution by loading DLL files at start-up.
When was CVE-2026-11980 disclosed?
CVE-2026-11980 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 30, 2026, with the most recent update on August 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-11980 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-11980 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-11980?
CVE-2026-11980 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-11980?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-11980, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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