# CVE-2026-89071: MOVEit Transfer LDAP injection in certificate-based authentication

> Attackers can exploit LDAP injection in certificate-based authentication to bypass security controls or access sensitive data in MOVEit Transfer.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 14 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f2xf-w3f6-6rc6

## What is CVE-2026-89071?

CVE-2026-89071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer, published on 14 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an LDAP query ('LDAP injection') vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer (LDAP module).

This issue affects MOVEit Transfer: before 2025.1.6 and from 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.4.

Weakness: CWE-90 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an LDAP Query)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-89071?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Moveit Transfer.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-89071?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-89071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-89071 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-89071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress MOVEit Transfer

- [CVE-2023-35708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35708/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-38159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38159/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5806](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5806/): MOVEit Transfer Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-36934](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36934/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-35036](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35036/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-89071 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-89071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer, published on 14 Oct 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-2026-89071 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress MOVEit Transfer. 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-2026-89071/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-89071/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89071
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89071
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-89071

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-89071/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.