{"id":"CVE-2026-120115","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-120115"],"related":[],"title":"IBM Aspera Connect: missing origin checks let websites change local account settings","description":"IBM Aspera Connect 1.6.1 through 4.2.19 fails to consistently enforce origin verification across all REST API endpoints. An attacker who convinces a user to visit a malicious website could delete or inspect account configurations.","summary":"IBM Aspera Connect, a browser helper used for file transfers, does not consistently check which website is calling its local REST API for versions 1.6.1 through 4.2.19. A malicious website a user visits can delete or inspect account configurations.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.3,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["ibm-aspera-connect","macos","other","windows"],"not_affected_if":["not-installed"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed Aspera Connect version in the browser's extensions or Connect app settings; affected range is `1.6.1` through `4.2.19`","fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-08T18:17:00+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-08T18:22:21+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-08T18:22:49+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-08T18:22:49+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-08T18:22:49Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"local","title":"IBM Aspera Connect: missing origin checks let websites change local account settings","impact":"medium","summary":"IBM Aspera Connect, a browser helper used for file transfers, does not consistently check which website is calling its local REST API for versions 1.6.1 through 4.2.19. A malicious website a user visits can delete or inspect account configurations.","audience":"businesses","category":"other","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["ibm-aspera-connect","windows","macos"],"confidence":0.6,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"no","worst_case":"Attacker deletes or reads account configurations via a visited website","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and the vendor advisory for IBM Aspera Connect; NVD entry linked in sources has no fix statement.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed Aspera Connect version in the browser's extensions or Connect app settings; affected range is `1.6.1` through `4.2.19`\n- unknown for other checks, the sources do not say","plain_action":"","product_name":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["not-installed"],"who_is_affected":"Teams whose staff use IBM Aspera Connect on their machines to transfer files are exposed when a user browses a malicious site while Connect is running. The sources do not say which Connect builds or configurations are most exposed, and the sources do not name a fixed version. Machines without Aspera Connect installed can skip it.","user_interaction":"yes","product_ecosystem":"","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"medium"},"cost_usd":0.000726,"input_tokens":4541,"output_tokens":543,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-120115':15A,18A '-2026':14A,17A '1.6.1':50B,68C '4.2.19':52B,70C 'account':11A,63B,97C 'across':77C 'api':47B,80C 'aspera':2A,21B,27B,66C 'attack':83C 'browser':30B 'call':43B 'chang':9A 'check':6A,39B 'configur':64B,98C 'connect':3A,22B,28B,67C 'consist':38B,73C 'convinc':85C 'could':93C 'cve':13A,16A 'delet':60B,94C 'endpoint':81C 'enforc':74C 'fail':71C 'file':34B 'helper':31B 'ibm':1A,20B,26B,65C 'ibm-aspera-connect':19B 'inspect':62B,96C 'let':7A 'local':10A,45B 'maco':23B 'malici':54B,91C 'miss':4A 'origin':5A,75C 'rest':46B,79C 'set':12A 'transfer':35B 'use':32B 'user':57B,87C 'verif':76C 'version':49B 'visit':58B,89C 'websit':8A,41B,55B,92C 'window':25B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Teams whose staff use IBM Aspera Connect on their machines to transfer files are exposed when a user browses a malicious site while Connect is running. The sources do not say which Connect builds or configurations are most exposed, and the sources do not name a fixed version. Machines without Aspera Connect installed can skip it.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["ibmasperaconnect","macos","medium","other","windows"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-120115':15A,18A '-2026':14A,17A 'account':11A 'aspera':2A 'chang':9A 'check':6A 'connect':3A 'cve':13A,16A 'ibm':1A 'let':7A 'local':10A 'miss':4A 'origin':5A 'set':12A 'websit':8A","search_b":"'1.6.1':50B '4.2.19':52B 'account':63B 'api':47B 'aspera':21B,27B 'browser':30B 'call':43B 'check':39B 'configur':64B 'connect':22B,28B 'consist':38B 'delet':60B 'file':34B 'helper':31B 'ibm':20B,26B 'ibm-aspera-connect':19B 'inspect':62B 'local':45B 'maco':23B 'malici':54B 'rest':46B 'transfer':35B 'use':32B 'user':57B 'version':49B 'visit':58B 'websit':41B,55B 'window':25B","search_c":"'1.6.1':68C '4.2.19':70C 'account':97C 'across':77C 'api':80C 'aspera':66C 'attack':83C 'configur':98C 'connect':67C 'consist':73C 'convinc':85C 'could':93C 'delet':94C 'endpoint':81C 'enforc':74C 'fail':71C 'ibm':65C 'inspect':96C 'malici':91C 'origin':75C 'rest':79C 'user':87C 'verif':76C 'visit':89C 'websit':92C","cause_entry":null,"cause_path":null,"disclosures_checked_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-11-08T18:17:00+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","cvss_by":"psirt@us.ibm.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-120115","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-120115","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-08T18:17:00+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-08T18:17:01+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-08T18:22:21+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-08T18:22:21+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"disclosures":[],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. 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