CVE-2026-115340 (GCVE-0-2026-115340)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-09 16:47 – Updated: 2026-11-09 16:47
VLAI
Title
Insecure Storage of Web Transfer Credentials in Progress WS_FTP Server
Summary
Progress 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.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-312 - Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
  • CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Progress Software WS_FTP Server Affected: 0 , < 2025.0.5 (custom)
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Credits
Momen Elmady (0xmatrix)
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