CVE-2026-90869 (GCVE-0-2026-90869)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-29 15:54 – Updated: 2026-10-29 15:54
VLAI
Title
Pre-Authentication SSH Denial of Service via Malformed Public-Key Signature in Progress WS_FTP Server
Summary
A remote attacker who knows a valid account's enrolled SSH public key can terminate the shared SSH service in Progress Software WS_FTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.7 and 2025.0.4 on Windows.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
ProgressSoftware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 78/100 over 160 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Progress Software WS_FTP Server Affected: 0 , < 2024.0.7 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 2025.0.4 (custom)
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Credits
Niv Levy (restricted)
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