CVE-2024-6576Network attack vector

Authenticated privilege escalation

Published Jul 29, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper authentication in Progress MOVEit Transfer's SFTP module allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. Progress has not published the affected authentication flow, the checked credential or identity property, or the privilege boundary that the SFTP module fails to enforce. An authenticated account and user interaction are required; affected releases are 2023.0.0 through 2023.0.11, 2023.1.0 through 2023.1.6, and 2024.0.0 through 2024.0.2, with no reported availability impact.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authentication in Progress MOVEit Transfer's SFTP module allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. Progress has not published the affected authentication flow, the checked credential or identity property, or the privilege boundary that the SFTP module fails to enforce. An authenticated account and user interaction are required; affected releases are 2023.0.0 through 2023.0.11, 2023.1.0 through 2023.1.6, and 2024.0.0 through 2024.0.2, with no reported availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6576
Published
Jul 29, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Progress Software Corporation
Product
MOVEit Transfer
Classifications
CWE-287, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 29, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2023.0.0 <2023.0.12
  2. Affected versionversion=2023.1.0 <2023.1.7
  3. Affected versionversion=2024.0.0 <2024.0.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Progress Software Corporation · MOVEit Transferversion=2023.0.0 <2023.0.12; version=2023.1.0 <2023.1.7; version=2024.0.0 <2024.0.3

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3Progress Software CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-287Improper Authentication
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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