CVE-2025-13481 IBM Aspera Orchestrator Command Injection
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges due to improper input validation in IBM Aspera Orchestrator.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-13481?
CVE-2025-13481 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Aspera Orchestrator, published on 11 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Aspera Orchestrator 4.0.0 through 4.1.0 could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on the system due to improper validation of user supplied input.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13481?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Aspera Orchestrator.
How do I fix CVE-2025-13481?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13481 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-13481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Orchestrator
- CVE-2023-37407 IBM Aspera Orchestrator command execution
- CVE-2025-13148 IBM Aspera Orchestrator Unverified Password Change
- CVE-2025-13214 IBM Aspera Orchestrator SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-38001 IBM Aspera Orchestrator cross-site request forgery
- CVE-2025-13219 Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Aspera Orchestrator
Sources
Also known as GHSA-82p3-cwp7-9pjw.