Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-84296 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-84296 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-84296?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, published 29 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Progress Software WS FTP Server prior to 2024.0.6 and 2025.0.3.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-84296?
- Yes: fixed in 2024.0.6, 2025.0.3. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-84296 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-84296?
- Check whether you run Progress Software WS FTP Server at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 2024.0.6, 2025.0.3
Technical details
The SSH component in WS_FTP Server improperly associates authentication factors between accounts, allowing bypass of MFA controls. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to skip multi-factor authentication verification. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 2024.0.6 (2024 branch) and 2025.0.3 (2025 branch) on Windows.
Affected products
- Progress Software WS_FTP Server prior to 2024.0.6 and 2025.0.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-29: disclosed