CVE-2026-8486
📛 CVE Title
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation
Description
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Flooding. This issue affects MOVEit Automation: before 2025.0.11, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- ProgressSoftware
- CVSS severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS score
- 5.3 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Effective score
- 5.3 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-770 - Reserved
- 2026-05-13
- Published
- 2026-05-20 14:11 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-20 15:30 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/8xxx/CVE-2026-8486.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2026-8486 — CVE-2026-8486
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-05-20 16:16:27 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-21 18:54:37 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 5.3 / 10 MEDIUM source: security@progress.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L- Exploitability subscore
- 3.9 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 1.4 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0017 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 38.40% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 00:35 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-31121 - Assigner
- ProgressSoftware
- Published
- May 20, 2026, 2:11:30 PM
- Updated
- May 20, 2026, 3:30:29 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
5.3 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.2100
- Vendors
- Progress Software
- Products
-
MOVEit Automation (2025.1.0 <2025.1.7)MOVEit Automation (0 <2025.0.11)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-3rgf-7jf4-5qfc
ENISA description: Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Flooding. This issue affects MOVEit Automation: before 2025.0.11, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software | MOVEit Automation |
0 (affected),
2025.1.0 (affected)
|
— |
Affected products — CPE 2.3 (1) NVD
NVD's normalized CPE 2.3 matchers, used by vendor tools (vulnerability scanners, asset managers) for automated detection. Compare with the CNA's free-text "Affected products" section above.
cpe:2.3:a:progress:moveit_automation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
Web references (4)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://docs.progress.com/bundle/moveit-automation-release-notes-2026/page/Fixed-Issues-2026.html tenable:docs.progress.com
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8486 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8486 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://docs.progress.com/bundle/moveit-automation-release-notes-2026/page/Fixed-Issues-2026.html security@progress.com Release Notes
Remediations (17)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
-
web:app.opencve.io
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Flooding. This issue affects MOVEit Automation: before 2025.0.11, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7.
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:cvetodo.com
CVE-2026-8486 is a CVSS 5.3 resource exhaustion in MOVEit Automation. Full technical analysis, mitigations , and exploit status — updated in real time.
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft has released its April 2026 Patch Tuesday security update, addressing 168 vulnerabilities across its product portfolio including one actively exploited zero-day and one publicly disclosed flaw that organizations must prioritize immediately.
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
For a clickable, per- patch breakdown, check out the SANS Internet Storm Center Patch Tuesday roundup. Running into problems applying any of these updates?
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government Here's how you know
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
Here's a look at the most recent Patch Tuesday release from Microsoft as well as a collection of recent updates so you can track what's changed.
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:www.msn.com
Microsoft suggests the threat is being used in phishing attacks against vulnerable systems since successful exploitation requires local access to the PC.
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:www.pcworld.com
This month's Patch Tuesday brings over 80 fixes for various security vulnerabilities. Fortunately, none are actively being exploited in the wild yet.
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:www.thehackerwire.com
How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2026-8486 ? When was CVE-2026-8486 disclosed? This vulnerability was publicly disclosed on May 20, 2026 . Organizations should check if they were vulnerable during the period before the patch was available. ← Back to CVE Tracker
2026-05-23 22:15 UTC -
web:4sysops.com
Starting in April 2026 , Windows updates will change the default Kerberos ticket issuance behavior to AES-SHA1 for accounts without explicit encryption settings, while RC4 can still be used where explicitly enabled. This change, driven by CVE - 2026 -20833, affects every Windows Server environment where service accounts or devices still rely on RC4. Any service account, NAS device, or legacy ...
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:cve.enginsight.com
CVE-2026-8486 - Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Flooding. This issue affects MOVEit …
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:cyberpress.org
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two actively exploited Microsoft Defender vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, issuing an urgent remediation directive for federal agencies with a due date of June 3, 2026 .
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
This out-of-band update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5085516) is cumulative. It includes updates from previous security and non-security releases, along with an additional fix . To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained. For information ...
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:vulmon.com
Vulnerability details of CVE-2026-8486 anomify ai - anomaly detection and alertingCVE- 2026 -31431tpr7308authentication bypassCVE- 2026 -3039arbitrary codeCVE- 2026 -9056CVE- 2026 -42945CVE- 2026 -20206CVE- 2026 -45443six apart ltd.suse linux enterpriseLFI
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:www.cisecurity.org
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or ...
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:www.tenable.com
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Flooding. This issue affects MOVEit Automation: before 2025.0.11, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7.
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC
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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-8486.json.
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