CVE•Published 2026-05-27•Modified 2026-06-05•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-8179Ibm · Aspera_high-speed_transfer_endpoint
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
19
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 81% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint 3.7.4 through 4.4.7 Fix Pack 1 and IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server 3.7.4 through 4.4.7 Fix Pack 1 and IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Endpoint are affected by a buffer overflow in the asperahttpd component. This vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-27
Modified 2026-06-05
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-8179Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Ibm Aspera High-speed Transfer Endpoint"All exposed Ibm Aspera High-speed Transfer Endpoint instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Aspera High-speed Transfer Endpoint"HTTP body or banner mentions "Aspera High-speed Transfer Endpoint" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-8179Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-8179Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-8179Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-8179GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-8179" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.