Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller: attackers can run their own code
OFFICIAL NAME: EAR vulnerability in Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (SZC)
WHAT IT IS · FILE TRANSFERIt holds files you swap with customers and partners, a common target for bulk data theft.
DO THIS FIRSTPatch it today and check it for files or accounts you do not recognize. Not sure if you use it? Send this page to your IT provider or security lead and ask.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY Customer Managed ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (SZC) allows an unauthenticated attacker to access restricted configuration pages. This leads to changing system configuration and potential remote code execution.
WHY THIS VERDICT Attack attempts are confirmed, with no confirmed exploitation yet.
WHY IT RANKS HERE The product faces the internet or gives remote access. Ready-made attack tools are public. The first report is 20 days old.
- HIGHEST CONFIRMED RUNG
- TRIED
- CISA KEV
- NOT YET
- EXPLOIT CODE
- READY TO USE
How far has it climbed?
01 TALK
□ NO EVIDENCE YETNEWEST EVIDENCE NONE YETNo evidence yet.
SRC: NONE YET02 EXPOSED
□ NOT TRACKED YETNO SOURCE FOR THIS STEP YETWe have no source that counts exposed systems yet. Internet scan data needs a partnership we do not have. No evidence here does not mean nothing is exposed.
03 TRIED
■ CONFIRMEDNEWEST EVIDENCE · 1 SOURCEAttack attempts on CVE-2026-2699 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL). Attack attempts on CVE-2026-2699 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL).
04 EXPLOITED
□ NO EVIDENCE YETNEWEST EVIDENCE NONE YETNo evidence yet.
SRC: NONE YET05 DAMAGE
□ NOT TRACKED YETNO SOURCE FOR THIS STEP YETBreach notices and filings rarely name the flaw that was used, so we cannot link them to this event yet. No evidence here does not mean no harm.
When each thing happened
- DISCLOSED
- EXPLOIT CODE PUBLICDATE UNKNOWN
- FIRST ATTACK REPORT
- CISA KEV LISTINGNOT YET
- US FEDERAL DEADLINENOT YET
Questions to ask this week
- Do we run Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller? If yes, is it patched or cut off from the internet?
- Who owns fixing it, and by what date?
- Have we checked for signs of attack since the first report, not just since the patch?
How it unfolded
- MAR 25, 20262 public GitHub repositories claim a proof of concept for CVE-2026-2699
- APR 2, 2026CISA Vulnrichment notes a public proof of concept for CVE-2026-2699
- Attack activity. OCT 21, 2026Attack attempts on CVE-2026-2699 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL) (2 reports, latest OCT 22)
SOURCES
- [1] nuclei-templates: Nuclei scan template: Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller - Authentication Bypass, OCT 24
- [2] CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup sightings: Attack attempts on CVE-2026-2699 seen by honeypots (Shadowserver via CIRCL), OCT 22
- [3] CVE List V5 and CISA Vulnrichment: CISA Vulnrichment notes a public proof of concept for CVE-2026-2699, APR 2
- [4] PoC-in-GitHub: 2 public GitHub repositories claim a proof of concept for CVE-2026-2699, MAR 25