Is there a public exploit for CVE-2026-90861?

No public exploit for CVE-2026-90861 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2026-90861?

CVE-2026-90861 scores CVSS 6.6 (v3.1), rated medium.

6.6 Medium

Progress Software WSFTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.7 and 2025.0.4 on Windows may expose a user's password in clear text to another…

CVE-2026-90861

Progress Software WSFTP Server versions prior to 2024.0.7 and 2025.0.4 on Windows may expose a user's password in clear text to another administrator, who could use it to gain broader administrative access to the server.

Assessment

CVSS: 6.6 (v3.1)
Severity: Medium
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 29 October 2026
Last updated: 30 October 2026
Weakness: CWE-522, CWE-532
Assigner: security@progress.com

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

At the source

References

https://progress.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/Knowledge__kav/ka7Pb000001vl86IAA/view

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