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CVE-2026-2699 (GCVE-0-2026-2699)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-02 13:04 – Updated: 2026-04-08 15:25
VLAI Shadowserver Previdian
Title
EAR vulnerability in Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (SZC)
Summary
Customer Managed ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (SZC) allows an unauthenticated attacker to access restricted configuration pages. This leads to changing system configuration and potential remote code execution.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-02 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-698 - Execution After Redirect (EAR)
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller Affected: 0 , ≤ 5.12.3 (semver)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Credits
Sonny of watchTowr h4x0r_dz
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 5caec942-c9d3-40aa-97c0-b4d94038af7c

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-2699

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-09-07 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 98.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-07-10
Asserted: 2026-07-10
Last Seen: 2026-09-07
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Progress / Citrix ShareFile StorageZones (aka storage zones) Controller | Class: file-transfer | Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-09-07: 196
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 19
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class file-transfer
7D Avg 8
Vendor Progress
30D Avg 7
90D Avg 3
Product Citrix ShareFile StorageZones (aka storage zones) Controller
Cisa Kev no
Connections 196
Observation Date 2026-09-07
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 9.8
Vulnerability Severity Critical
References
Created: 2026-07-12 01:01 UTC | Updated: 2026-09-09 01:00 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 427bdb3e-2dd6-4ecd-b538-9ea4109bf423

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-2699

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-07-10 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-07-10
Asserted: 2026-07-10
Scope
Notes: EAR vulnerability in Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (SZC) | Affected: Progress / ShareFile Storage Zones Controller | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.49424 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title EAR vulnerability in Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (SZC)
Vendor Progress
Product ShareFile Storage Zones Controller
Added Date 2026-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.49424
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile 0.98754
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-07-11 11:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-11 11:00 UTC
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