Vulnerability · Published Oct 29, 2026 · Assigned by ProgressSoftware

CVE-2026-90870Unauthenticated Ad Hoc Transfer Resource Exhaustion in Progress WS_FTP Server

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in WS_FTP Server from Progress Software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A missing release of backend receiver sessions in the Ad Hoc Transfer component of Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.7 and 2025.0.4 on Windows could lead to server resource exhaustion and service degradation.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Progress Software WS_FTP Server 0 – before 2024.0.70 – before 2025.0.4

Weakness: CWE-400, CWE-772 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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