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CVE-2026-89074 Progress CVE debrief

A high-severity vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer allows attackers to bypass email multi-factor authentication. This issue affects MOVEit Transfer versions before 2025.1.6 and from 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.4. Defenders should assess exposure, prioritize remediation, and verify the effectiveness of compensating controls. The vulnerability's impact on data confidentiality and integrity requires immediate attention, and defenders must review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified.

Vendor
Progress
Product
MOVEit Transfer
CVSS
HIGH 7.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-10-14
Original CVE updated
2026-10-15
Advisory published
2026-10-14
Advisory updated
2026-10-15

Who should care

Defenders responsible for MOVEit Transfer instances, security teams, and IT administrators should assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Why it matters

A high-severity vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer allows attackers to bypass email multi-factor authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized access and data compromise. Defenders should assess exposure, prioritize remediation, and verify the effectiveness of compensating controls.

  • Potential bypass of email multi-factor authentication
  • Possible unauthorized access to sensitive data
  • Required verification of affected versions and instances
  • Potential impact on data confidentiality and integrity

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by improper handling of unicode encoding in Progress MOVEit Transfer. This issue affects MOVEit Transfer versions before 2025.1.6 and from 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.4. The vulnerability's technical details indicate a high-severity issue that requires prompt remediation, and defenders should review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance.

Defensive priority

High priority remediation required for affected MOVEit Transfer instances.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Assess exposure of MOVEit Transfer instances to this vulnerability
  • Prioritize remediation for affected instances
  • Verify the effectiveness of compensating controls
  • Monitor for potential exploitation attempts

Evidence notes

The CVE record and source item provide details on the vulnerability and affected versions. However, additional information on exploitation and impact is limited.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-89074 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89074

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-89074 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89074

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • MOVEit Transfer Email MFA Bypass

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/89xxx/CVE-2026-89074.json

    cve_program_cvelist_v5

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://community.progress.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Critical-Security-Bulletin---September-2026

    Supplemental source - vendor-advisory

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.