Insecure Storage of Web Transfer Credentials in Progress WS_FTP Server

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-115340
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerProgressSoftware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-09 17:17:11 UTC
Updated2026-11-09 17:17:11 UTC
DescriptionProgress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2025.0.5 on Windows may write sensitive user credential and session data to a temporary file during file transfer operations.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-312 | CWE-522 | CWE-312 CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information | CWE-522 CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS7.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Progress Software WS FTP Server affected 2025.0.5 custom Windows

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
community.progress.com/s/article/WS-FTP-Server-Service-Pack-November-2026 [email protected] community.progress.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Momen Elmady (0xmatrix) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Workarounds

CNA: Shorten the XFT session timeout where practical, and restrict the Ad Hoc Transfer endpoint to trusted networks if external access is not required. Contact Progress Software Technical Support for guidance on available mitigations.

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