{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14973 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-14973 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in IBM Aspera Desktop App, published on 28 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-14973 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-14973 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in IBM Aspera Desktop App, published on 28 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14973 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: IBM Aspera Desktop App. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14973/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-14973","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14973/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-14973","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-q92f-x3wf-xc2v"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["data_modify"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"IBM Aspera Desktop App","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can write files outside the intended download directory in IBM Aspera Desktop App, potentially modifying unauthorized files.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"ibm","cpe":[{"product":"aspera","vendor":"ibm"}],"cvss":{"score":9.3,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"description":"IBM Aspera Desktop App 1.0.5 through 1.0.19 IBM Aspera for desktop can allow files to be written outside of the user's selected download destination.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Path Traversal in IBM Desktop App","id":"CVE-2026-14973","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"IBM WebSphere Application Server is affected by cross-site scripting and deserialization vulnerabilities","id":"CVE-2026-14974"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"This PowerVM Novalink update is being released to address","id":"CVE-2026-14971"},"products":["Aspera Desktop App"],"published":"2026-07-28","related":[{"cvss_score":7.3,"headline":"Code execution in IBM Desktop App","id":"CVE-2026-11980","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-07-30"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-07-31","vendors":["IBM"]},"summary":"Attackers can write files outside the intended download directory in IBM Aspera Desktop App, potentially modifying unauthorized files.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14973/"}