# CVE-2026-5174: Improper Access Control Vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Automation

> An improper input validation flaw in Progress MOVEit Automation allows attackers to escalate privileges within the application.

- **Severity:** High 7.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 1 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9pjg-ppfq-29g7

## What is CVE-2026-5174?

CVE-2026-5174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation, published on 30 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper input validation vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Privilege Escalation.

This issue affects MOVEit Automation: from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.5, from 2025.0.0 before 2025.0.9, from 2024.0.0 before 2024.1.8, versions prior to 2024.0.0.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5174?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Moveit Automation.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-5174?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-5174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-5174 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5174 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software MOVEit Automation

- [CVE-2026-4670](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4670/): Improper Authentication vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Automation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-8487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8487/): Incorrect default permissions vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-4563](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4563/): The Progress MOVEit Automation Configuration Export Function Uses a Cryptographic Method with Insufficient Bit Length (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2020-12677](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12677/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-8485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8485/): Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-5174 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-5174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation, published on 30 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5174 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Software MOVEit Automation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5174/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5174
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5174
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-5174

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5174/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.