Authentication bypass in Progress MOVEit Transfer LDAP sign-on
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Progress MOVEit Transfer versions before 2025.1.6 and from 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.4 are affected. A missing critical step in the LDAP module's authentication lets remote attackers bypass authentication. CWE-304 is cited for this flaw. An unauthenticated remote attacker can gain full control over confidentiality, integrity and availability without user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Missing critical step in authentication vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer (LDAP module). This issue affects MOVEit Transfer: before 2025.1.6 and from 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.4.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Progress MOVEit Transfer 2025.1.6 and 2026.0.4 fix this flaw. Upgrade installations before 2025.1.6 to 2025.1.6, and installations from 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.4 to 2026.0.4.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA MOVEit Transfer (Progress) Fixed in 2025.1.6, 2026.0.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Progress MOVEit Transfer — community.progress.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Critical-S…
12 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 8 MEDIUM, 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-74044 Access restriction bypass in Progress MOVEit Transfer OAuth authenticationPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-74047 SQL injection in MOVEit Transfer custom reportingPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-74045 Improper Unicode handling in MOVEit Transfer bypasses email MFAPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89068
- 2026-10-15 Alias added: GHSA-5c4v-2gqh-mh8p
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-15 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-19 CVSS score added · NVD
- 2026-10-19 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Progress Moveit Transfer vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-17193 In Progress MOVEit Transfer before 2021.0.6 (13.0.6), 2021.1.4 (13.1.4), 2022.0.4… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-17805 In Progress MOVEit Transfer before 2021.0.8 (13.0.8), 2021.1.6 (13.1.6), 2022.0.6… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18713 In Progress MOVEit Transfer before 2020.1.11 (12.1.11), 2021.0.9 (13.0.9), 2021.1.7… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2024-05383 MOVEit Transfer Authentication Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18711 In Progress MOVEit Transfer before 2020.1.11 (12.1.11), 2021.0.9 (13.0.9), 2021.1.7… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-18712 In Progress MOVEit Transfer before 2021.0.9 (13.0.9), 2021.1.7 (13.1.7), 2022.0.7… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-89068 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89068 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5c4v-2gqh-mh8p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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