CVE-2026-8801 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-8801
Vulnerability Scoring

3.5
/10
Moderate Risk

Exploiting CVE-2026-8801 requires specific conditions, leading to a moderate security impact.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: Required
    User interaction is necessary for successful exploitation.

CVE-2026-8801 Details

Status: Received on 08 Jul 2026, 20:17 UTC

Published on: 08 Jul 2026, 20:17 UTC

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

security@progress.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVE-2026-8801 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-8801: 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.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-8801

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-8801 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-8801

CVE-2026-8801 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-8801, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-8801, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2026-8801 has no significant impact on data confidentiality.
  • Integrity: Low
    Exploiting CVE-2026-8801 may cause minor changes to data without severely impacting its accuracy.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2026-8801 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2026-8801 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-46

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Adding a Space to a File Extension CAPEC-649 An adversary adds a space character to the end of a file extension and takes advantage of an application that does not properly neutralize trailing special elements in file names. This extra space, which can be difficult for a user to notice, affects which default application is used to operate on the file and can be leveraged by the adversary to control execution.

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