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title: "CVE-2026-90867: Progress Software WS_FTP Server - Broken Access Control"
description: "Progress Software WS_FTP Server < 2024.0.7 and < 2025.0.4 on Windows contains an improper access control vulnerability in the Web Admin console, letting remote attackers access administrative functionality, exploit requires authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-90867/
---

# CVE-2026-90867 Progress Software WS\_FTP Server - Broken Access Control

Progress Software WS\_FTP Server < 2024.0.7 and < 2025.0.4 on Windows contains an improper access control vulnerability in the Web Admin console, letting remote attackers access administrative functionality, exploit requires authentication.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.40% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90867)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

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

Published

29 October 2026

Updated

31 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-284](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to versions 2024.0.7 or 2025.0.4 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-2026-90867](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-90867)
- [https://progress.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/Knowledge\_\_kav/ka7Pb000001vl86IAA/view](https://progress.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/Knowledge__kav/ka7Pb000001vl86IAA/view)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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