CVE-2026-14959

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-28. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.15.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to shell command injection.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(high)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: 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
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
61%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 28, 2026

Last Modified

July 30, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 28, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Faspex

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7280530

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14959(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 37× in last 7d / 37× 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.

  1. 2026-08-01 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-01 05:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-01 01:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-31 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-31 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-31 12:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-31 07:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-31 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-30 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-30 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-30 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-30 14:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-30 13:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-30 09:41 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-07-30 09:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-30 05:21 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-07-30 05:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-30 04:23 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-30 04:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-30 03:21 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-30 03:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-29 23:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-29 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-29 14:20 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-29 14:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-29 13:59 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-29 13:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-29 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-29 06:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-29 01:44 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-29 01:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-28 21:26 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-28 21:02 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-28 21:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14959?
CVE-2026-14959 is a critical vulnerability published on July 28, 2026. IBM Aspera Faspex 5 5.0.0 through 5.0.15.4 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to shell command injection.
When was CVE-2026-14959 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14959 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 28, 2026, with the most recent update on July 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14959 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14959 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 39.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14959?
CVE-2026-14959 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14959?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14959, 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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