CVE-2026-8650
Path Traversal in Progress Moveit Transfer ≤ 2025.0.7
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2026-8650 is a medium-severity Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) vulnerability in Progress Moveit Transfer. Its CVSS base score is 4.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 29th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-42379
Vulnerability Data
Relative path traversal vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer (Admin Settings module). This issue affects MOVEit Transfer: before 2025.0.7, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.3.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
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Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Enforces access-control decisions so that path-traversal inputs cannot cause the MOVEit Admin Settings module to access or modify files outside the intended directory.
Requires validation of all user-supplied input, directly blocking the relative path traversal strings that trigger CVE-2026-8650.
Boundary-protection mechanisms can be configured to restrict or inspect traffic to the Admin Settings endpoints, limiting exposure to the vulnerable path-traversal vectors.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and path sanitization that prevent relative traversal.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis, but does not itself implement the fix.
Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly prevent relative path traversal.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against path traversal and other injection flaws.
Secure architecture principles include directory isolation and canonicalization, reducing but not eliminating traversal risk.
Secure coding standards require neutralizing path traversal sequences, directly addressing CWE-23.
Information access restriction limits which files can be reached, mitigating impact but not preventing the traversal flaw.