---
id: CVE-2025-36171
title: "IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.13.1\_could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service from improperly validated API input due to excessive resource consumption."
summary: "IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.13.1\_could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service from improperly validated API input due to excessive resource consumption."
severity: medium
cvss: 4.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-770
vendor: ibm
product: aspera_faspex
affected:
  - 'aspera_faspex >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.14'
patched:
  - aspera_faspex 5.0.14
published: '2025-10-09'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T13:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-36171'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7247502'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0032
epssPercentile: 0.22986
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T13:42:55.038Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.13.1 could allow a privileged user to cause a denial of service from improperly validated API input due to excessive resource consumption.

## Affected

- `aspera_faspex >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.14`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `aspera_faspex 5.0.14`