Path traversal in Progress WS_FTP Server lets Host Administrators escape scope
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions before 2024.0.7 and before 2025.0.4 on Windows are affected. A path traversal flaw (CWE-22) lets a delegated Host Administrator reach locations outside their authorized scope. An attacker with high privileges on the network can exploit it, and the flaw could enable remote code execution.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
A path traversal vulnerability in Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.7 and 2025.0.4 on Windows could allow a delegated Host Administrator to access locations outside their authorized scope, potentially enabling remote code execution.
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
Upgrade WS_FTP Server to version 2024.0.7 for the 2024 branch or to version 2025.0.4 for the 2025 branch.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
- Fix · CNA WS_FTP Server (Progress Software) Fixed in 2024.0.7, 2025.0.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Progress Software WS_FTP Server — progress.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/Knowledge__kav/ka7…
15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-82604 Improper authentication in Progress WS_FTP Server exposes credentialsPriority MEDIUM 50
- TI-2026-82613 OS command injection in Progress WS_FTP ServerPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-82610 Command injection via FTP notification variables in Progress WS_FTP ServerPriority MEDIUM 43
Timeline
- 2026-10-29 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90866
- 2026-10-29 Alias added: GHSA-p4xx-h8r7-vfh5
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-31 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More Progress vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07083 Command injection in Progress LoadMaster KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-06182 WhatsUp Gold HasErrors SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04541 WhatsUp Gold GetFileWithoutZip Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-04060 Registration Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-01127 LoadMaster Pre-Authenticated OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2023-20934 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module .NET Deserialization Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-90866 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90866 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p4xx-h8r7-vfh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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