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CVE-2026-84294high7.7

Information Disclosure in Ad Hoc Transfer in Progress WS_FTP Server

Impact

Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.6 and 2025.0.3 on Windows have an improper limitation of pathname in the Ad Hoc Transfer component, allowing an authenticated user to access files outside intended directories. The weakness is due to a path traversal issue. An attacker needs authenticated access to exploit this vulnerability.

Summarized by @cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast. Verify details against the original sources.

What to do

Restrict Ad Hoc Transfer functionality to trusted users, or disable it if not required. Apply least-privilege permissions to relevant service accounts.

ProgressSoftware guidance

Affected packages

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Affected products

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WS_FTP Server

2 ranges
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Platforms: Windows

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affected

0 → before 2024.0.6

custom versions

0 → before 2025.0.3

custom versions

unaffected

unknown

Other versions: unaffected

Original source description

Improper limitation of pathname in the Ad Hoc Transfer component of Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.6 and 2025.0.3 on Windows could allow an authenticated user to access files outside intended directories.

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CVE-2026-84294

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Underlying weaknesses

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CWE-22 ↗

CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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2026-10-29

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References

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progress.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/Knowledge__kav/ka7Pb000001vl86IAA/view
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