{"apiVersion":"1","notice":"Security Threat Pulse API v1. Free, no key. Facts with sources; verdicts follow the published rules at https://securitythreatpulse.com/methodology. Not advice. Some source data is withheld here until its terms allow re-serving.","generatedAt":"2026-11-11T08:30:31.880Z","products":["ibm"],"actNowTotal":1,"results":[{"query":"ibm","matched":1,"actNow":1,"events":[{"id":"early-cve-2026-123218","url":"https://securitythreatpulse.com/events/early-cve-2026-123218","title":"IBM Aspera Faspex: attackers can gain admin rights","verdict":"act_now","verdictReason":"Attacks are confirmed. The vulnerability is 4 days old, so many systems are likely still unpatched. The severity score is critical (9.8).","tier":"now","rankScore":5,"rankWhy":["Exploitation is confirmed by an authoritative source.","The confirmation is 2 days old."],"rulesVersion":"v3","ladder":{"talk":"confirmed","damage":"none","attempts":"confirmed","exposure":"none","exploited":"confirmed"},"untrackedRungs":["exposure","damage"],"cves":["CVE-2026-123218"],"vendor":"IBM","product":"Aspera Faspex","affectedProducts":[{"kind":"direct","slug":"ibm/asperafaspex","vendor":"IBM","product":"Aspera Faspex","evidence":["kev","cpe"],"vendorKey":"ibm","productKey":"asperafaspex"}],"category":{"id":"other","label":"Other software","why":"Software we have not put in a category yet. Your IT team or provider will know whether you run it.","doThis":"Find out if you use it. If you do, apply the vendor's fix."},"summary":"IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.19 could allow an authorized user to craft a specific message to bypass user authorization and gain full administrative privileges.","cvss":9.8,"epss":0.00705,"exploitMaturity":"poc","kevListed":true,"kevDateAdded":"2026-11-09","kevDueDate":"2026-11-12","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-11T04:00:07.379Z","newestEvidenceAt":"2026-11-11T07:30:03.969Z"}]}]}