Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-115340

Insecure Storage of Web Transfer Credentials in Progress WS_FTP Server

publishedCWE-312CWE-522

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.

Technical severity7.1 highCVSS 3.1 · CNA: ProgressSoftware
Published2026-11-09Source updated 2026-11-12
Collected2026-11-123 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Workaround

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.

Source: CNA: ProgressSoftware

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
WS_FTP Server
Progress Software
Platforms: Windows
≥ 0; < 2025.0.5 (affected, custom)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: ProgressSoftware

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 7.1
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NCNA: ProgressSoftware
3.1 / 7.1
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NNVD: [email protected]

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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