{"id":"CVE-2022-47986","published":"2023-02-17T16:15:10Z","modified":"2026-06-17T05:14:33Z","title":"IBM Aspera Faspex Code Execution Vulnerability","vendor":"IBM","product":"Aspera Faspex","tier":"core","eol":null,"description":{"text":"IBM Aspera Faspex 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a YAML deserialization flaw. By sending a specially crafted obsolete API call, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. The obsolete API call was removed in Faspex 4.4.2 PL2. IBM X-Force ID: 243512.","provenance":"source","from":"NVD"},"summary":{"text":"IBM Aspera Faspex versions 4.4.2 Patch Level 1 and earlier contain a YAML deserialization flaw that allows arbitrary code execution on the system. 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