CVE-2026-8485
📛 CVE Title
Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation
Description
Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Excessive Allocation. 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
- 5.9 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Effective score
- 5.9 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-789 - Reserved
- 2026-05-13
- Published
- 2026-05-20 14:06 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-05-20 14:24 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/8xxx/CVE-2026-8485.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2026-8485 — CVE-2026-8485
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 14:17:04 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-05-20 17:50:03 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 5.9 / 10 MEDIUM source: security@progress.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 2.2 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.6 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0001 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 0.24% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-05-24
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-05-25 00:34 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-2026-31115 - Assigner
- ProgressSoftware
- Published
- May 20, 2026, 2:06:57 PM
- Updated
- May 20, 2026, 2:24:51 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
5.9 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0100
- Vendors
- Progress Software
- Products
-
MOVEit Automation (2025.1.0 <2025.1.7)MOVEit Automation (0 <2025.0.11)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-cpwg-526g-9gc5
ENISA description: Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Excessive Allocation. 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)
|
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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-2026-8485 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8485 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 Vendor Advisory
Remediations (15)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
-
web:cvetodo.com
CVE-2026-8485 is a medium severity but high impact vulnerability that allows attackers to cause resource exhaustion in MOVEit Automation through uncontrolled memory allocation. The primary mitigation is upgrading to the fixed version (2025.1.7 or later), coupled with best security practices such as input validation, network controls, and regular patching.
2026-05-23 22:16 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released an out-of-band hotpatch update on March 13, 2026 , addressing serious security vulnerabilities in Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2.
2026-05-23 22:16 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government Here's how you know
2026-05-23 22:16 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
This out-of-band update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5085518) includes fixes and improvements. 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 on Windows update terminology, see the different types of Windows software updates ...
2026-05-23 22:16 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...
2026-05-23 22:16 UTC -
web:www.maketecheasier.com
Check out the latest Windows 11 and Windows 10 update problems and their solutions, as recommended by Microsoft experts.
2026-05-23 22:16 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 165 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days, in one of the company's largest monthly security updates.
2026-05-23 22:16 UTC -
web:www.tomshardware.com
Installing this month's Windows Server security update has knocked some enterprise domain controllers into continuous reboot cycles, Microsoft confirmed in a release health dashboard entry.
2026-05-23 22:16 UTC -
web:www.windowslatest.com
Windows 11 April 2026 update adds Narrator Copilot support, faster Settings, File Explorer fixes, and key security improvements.
2026-05-23 22:16 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-23 22:16 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:blog.qualys.com
Microsoft's February 2026 Patch Tuesday focuses on closing security gaps that attackers could exploit, reinforcing the importance of timely patching in enterprise environments. Here's a quick…
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:vulmon.com
Vulnerability details of CVE-2026-8485 CVSSv4: NA | CVSSv3: 7.5 | CVSSv2: NA | VMScore: 850 | EPSS: NA | KEV: Not Included Published: 20/05/ 2026 Updated: 20/05/ 2026
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:www.cisa.gov
Updated October 29, 2025: CISA has updated this Alert to include revised information on vulnerable product identification, potential threat activity detections, and additional resources. Microsoft released an update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) in Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025), CVE -2025-59287
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft's May Patch Tuesday fixes 120 flaws, including 31 remote code execution bugs, with no zero-days reported at release.
2026-05-26 02:59 UTC
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