Is CVE-2026-8486 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8486 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-8486?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 20 May 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Progress Software MOVEit Automation before 2025.0.11, 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8486?

A patch was published on 2026-05-18: Release notes for MOVEit Automation 2026 published. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-8486 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-8486?

Check whether you run Progress Software MOVEit Automation 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.

CVE-2026-8486: Progress Software MOVEit Automation resource exhaustion via flooding

CVE-2026-8486 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-05-20

Progress Software MOVEit Automation is a managed file transfer solution used to automate complex data workflows. A vulnerability in how the system manages incoming requests could allow an attacker to flood the service with data, potentially leading to a slowdown or temporary unavailability of file transfer operations. This could disrupt automated business processes and scheduled data movements.

Technologies: Progress Software MOVEit Automation. Vendors: Progress Software.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-8486 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-8486 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-8486?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 20 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Progress Software MOVEit Automation before 2025.0.11, 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-8486?: A patch was published on 2026-05-18: Release notes for MOVEit Automation 2026 published. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-8486 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-8486?: Check whether you run Progress Software MOVEit Automation 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.

Technical details

A resource management vulnerability (CWE-770) exists in Progress Software MOVEit Automation due to a lack of proper limits or throttling on resource allocation. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a high volume of requests or data (flooding), leading to resource exhaustion. This impact is primarily limited to availability (DoS), as reflected in the CVSS score. The issue is resolved in MOVEit Automation versions 2025.0.11, 2025.1.7, and the 2026 release.

Affected products

Progress Software MOVEit Automation before 2025.0.11, 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7

Timeline

2026-05-18: patched: Release notes for MOVEit Automation 2026 published.
2026-05-20: advisory: CVE published to NVD.

References

https://docs.progress.com/bundle/moveit-automation-release-notes-2026/page/Fixed-Issues-2026.html

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