CVE-2026-93693 Progress CVE debrief

Who should care

Defenders responsible for Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller instances, especially those with internet-exposed systems, should assess exposure and potential impact. They should review and apply vendor-provided security updates, verify ShareFile Storage Zones Controller version and exposure, and assess potential impact on systems with internet-exposed instances.

Why it matters

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated queue manipulation, posing a medium-severity risk. Defenders should verify exposure, assess potential impact, and prioritize applying security updates.

• Potential unauthorized queue operations
• Possible server-side request forgery
• Required verification of exposure and impact
• Necessity for timely application of security updates

Technical summary

The vulnerability in Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to issue server-side requests to unintended local handlers and perform unauthorized queue operations by chaining improper validation of outbound request destinations and parameters, unsafe JSONP response formatting, and insufficient validation on queue service. This issue affects versions up to 5.12.6 and can be mitigated by applying vendor-provided security updates. Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure and assessing potential impact.

Defensive priority

Defenders should prioritize verifying exposure and assessing potential impact, focusing on systems with internet-exposed ShareFile Storage Zones Controller instances.

Recommended defensive actions

• Verify ShareFile Storage Zones Controller version and exposure
• Assess potential impact on systems with internet-exposed instances
• Review and apply vendor-provided security updates
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up

Evidence notes

The CVE Program and NVD provide official records of this vulnerability. Progress has published a security vulnerability notice related to this issue. The vulnerability has been reported to affect Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller versions up to 5.12.6. Official CVE Program record and NVD detail page provide additional information. Defenders should verify exposure and assess potential impact.

Sources and references

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.