CVE-2026-89074
HIGH 7.5Improper handling of unicode encoding vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer. This issue affects MOVEit Transfer: before 2025.1.6 and from 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.4.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.5), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.5%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 41st percentile
Impact if exploited
7.5CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ⚠Complexity: Needs a race window or specific setup
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Data snapshot:
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-176: Improper handling of unicode encoding
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Progress | Moveit Transfer | < 2025.1.6 |
| Progress | Moveit Transfer | ≥ 2026.0.0 and < 2026.0.4 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 8.8 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisories
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Critical-Security-Bulletin---September-2026 CVE record · ProgressSoftware · Updated 2026-10-14T15:12:49.542Z
NVD · CVE-2026-89074 · Updated 2026-10-19T12:15:01.957 - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-101156 EUVD · EUVD-2026-101156