---
id: "CVE-2026-120113"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120113"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-120113"]
title: "IBM Aspera Connect: local web service lets malicious pages read and change settings"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.4
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "IBM Aspera Connect", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["ibm-aspera-connect", "linux", "macos", "other", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["unknown"]
published_at: "2026-11-08T18:17:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-08T18:22:21+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-08T18:22:48+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120113", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-08T18:22:21+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# IBM Aspera Connect: local web service lets malicious pages read and change settings

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-120113 (this .md is for agents)

IBM Aspera Connect's local HTTP service has no authentication and permissive cross-origin rules, so a web page a victim visits can read and modify its configuration, including host trust settings. An attacker gets sensitive information and can change which hosts the client trusts.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:IBM Aspera Connect affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

- Check whether IBM Aspera Connect is installed and its version, from the Aspera Connect application or its installation folder.
- Confirm whether the version falls in 1.6.1 through 4.2.19.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-08T18:22:21+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120113

## From the sources

IBM Aspera Connect 1.6.1 through 4.2.19 could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and modify host trust configuration due to missing authentication and overly permissive cross-origin access controls in the local HTTP service. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious web page, an attacker could perform unauthorized cross-origin requests to read and modify configuration.

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