CVE-2026-90871Medium· 5.3▾ SunlitImproper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory in Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.7 and 2025.0.4 on Windows could allow an unauthenticated attacker to affect files outside the intended directory.
▾ Sunlit zone — Low / medium · no exploitation signal
impact 29.2 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake. The CVSS score shown above comes from the assigning CNA record, not NVD.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via CVEORG
Last analysed / modified upstream
0.3%
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory in Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.7 and 2025.0.4 on Windows could allow an unauthenticated attacker to affect files outside the intended directory.
ws_ftp_server < 2024.0.7ws_ftp_server < 2025.0.4Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
By default the affected anonymous account can only delete files it previously created; ensure it is not granted broader write/delete permissions than required on Ad Hoc Transfer and Web Transfer related directories. Contact Progress Software Technical Support for guidance on available mitigations.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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