CVE-2026-90863 PUBLISHED

Privilege Escalation via Missing Authorization in WS_FTP Manager

Assigner: ProgressSoftware
Reserved: 14.09.2026 Published: 29.10.2026 Updated: 29.10.2026

Missing authorization in the administrative interface of Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.7 and 2025.0.4 on Windows could allow a delegated Host Administrator to exceed their authorized scope, potentially enabling arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges and complete compromise of the underlying server.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.1

Product Status

Vendor Progress Software
Product WS_FTP Server
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2024.0.7 (excl.)
  • affected from 0 to 2025.0.4 (excl.)

Workarounds

Limit delegation of the Host Administrator role to trusted staff, and review existing Host Administrator accounts and their setting's scope and permissions. Contact Progress Software Technical Support for guidance on available mitigations.

Credits

  • Niv Levy (restricted) finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-915: Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization CWE

Impacts

  • Parameter Injection - manipulation of input parameters to perform actions beyond the user's authorized scope.