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title: "CVE-2026-89074: Progress MOVEit Transfer - Improper Input Handling"
description: "Progress MOVEit Transfer < 2025.1.6 and 2026.0.0 < 2026.0.4 contains an improper unicode encoding handling vulnerability, letting attackers potentially cause unexpected behavior, exploit requires crafted input."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-89074/
---

# CVE-2026-89074 Progress MOVEit Transfer - Improper Input Handling

Progress MOVEit Transfer < 2025.1.6 and 2026.0.0 < 2026.0.4 contains an improper unicode encoding handling vulnerability, letting attackers potentially cause unexpected behavior, exploit requires crafted input.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89074)

## Details

Type

Improper Input Handling

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

14 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-176](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/176.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2025.1.6, 2026.0.4 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89074](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89074)
- [https://community.progress.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Critical-Security-Bulletin---September-2026](https://community.progress.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Critical-Security-Bulletin---September-2026)

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