Path Equiv Vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer (<2025.0.8, 2025.1.0-2025.1.3)
CVE-2026-8801 Published on July 8, 2026
File Extension Restriction Bypass in MOVEit Transfer
Path equivalence: vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer (File Upload modules).
This issue affects MOVEit Transfer: before 2025.0.8, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.4.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-8801 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Trailing Space Vulnerability?
A software system that accepts path input in the form of trailing space ('filedir ') without appropriate validation can lead to ambiguous path resolution and allow an attacker to traverse the file system to unintended locations or access arbitrary files.
CVE-2026-8801 has been classified to as a Trailing Space vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-8801
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Affected Versions
Progress MOVEit Transfer:- Version 2025.1.0 and below 2025.1.4 is affected.
- Before 2025.0.8 is affected.