Improper Input Validation in MOVEit Transfer Custom Reports

Compliance Impact

The vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer involved incorrect scoping of custom report results, which could potentially allow unauthorized access to sensitive data or reports.

Such unauthorized access to sensitive data could negatively impact compliance with data protection regulations and standards like GDPR and HIPAA, which require strict controls on access to personal and sensitive information.

The fix implemented in the 2026 release ensures proper scoping of custom report results to prevent unauthorized access, thereby helping to maintain compliance with these regulations.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2026-8649 is a security vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer, specifically in the Custom Reports modules. The issue involves improper neutralization of special elements in data query logic, which led to incorrect scoping of custom report results.

This incorrect scoping could potentially allow unauthorized users to access sensitive data or reports that they should not have permission to view.

The vulnerability affects versions before 2025.0.7 and from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.3, and was fixed in the 2026 release of MOVEit Transfer.

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data or reports within MOVEit Transfer.

If exploited, attackers could view or extract confidential information that should be restricted, leading to data breaches or exposure of private information.

Such unauthorized access could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your data.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, you should upgrade MOVEit Transfer to the 2026 release where the issue has been fixed.

The fix ensures that custom report results are properly scoped to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data or reports.

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