CVE-2026-90866 (GCVE-0-2026-90866)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-10-29 15:52
Modified
2026-10-30 17:18
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EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
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.
References
| URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software | WS_FTP Server |
Version: 0 < 2024.0.7 Version: 0 < 2025.0.4 |
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