High severity · published Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-87093
MOVEit Transfer Service Directory Writable by Local Users Enables Local Privilege Escalation
8.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer.
This issue affects MOVEit Transfer: before 2025.1.6 and from 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.4.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MT
MOVEit Transfer · Progress
before 2025.1.6; 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87093
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87093
vendor-advisory
https://community.progress.com/s/article/MOVEit-Transfer-Critical-Security-Bulletin---September-2026
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