Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A highly privileged ShareFile Storage Zones Controller administrator could abuse insufficient path controls to access files outside intended locations. This may expose sensitive server data or allow unauthorized file placement, creating serious confidentiality and integrity risk. The supplied evidence does not indicate availability impact or confirmed exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation promptly because successful abuse can expose sensitive files or alter server contents. Administrative privileges reduce broad opportunistic risk but make compromised privileged accounts especially consequential. Confirm deployment versions, upgrade affected systems, and review privileged activity. Escalate immediately if suspicious filesystem changes are found.
Technical view
CVE-2026-15724 is a network-reachable path traversal issue requiring authenticated administrative privileges. Affected SZC releases before 5.12.5 and 6.0.2 may permit arbitrary file reads, writes to arbitrary directories, and file-existence checks. CVSS 3.1 is 8.7 with changed scope, high confidentiality and integrity impact, and no rated availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running affected ShareFile Storage Zones Controller versions. Exploitation requires administrative authentication, so compromised, malicious, or improperly granted administrator access is the principal concern. The bundle does not identify specific exposed endpoints, configurations, operating systems, or observed indicators.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates network access, low attack complexity, high privileges, no user interaction, and changed scope. The CVE is not listed as KEV in the supplied bundle, and no cited evidence confirms active exploitation. Absence from KEV does not prove exploitation is not occurring.
Researcher notes
The record maps the weakness to CWE-20, CWE-22, and CWE-73. The bundled affected-version metadata is less precise than the narrative fixed-version statement, so branch-specific version validation is important. No proof-of-concept, exploit telemetry, indicators, vulnerable endpoint details, or product-specific detection method is supplied.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade 5.x deployments to 5.12.5 or later.
- Upgrade 6.x deployments to 6.0.2 or later.
- Review current Progress guidance before applying updates in production.
- Restrict and audit administrative access while remediation is pending.
- Rotate administrator credentials if compromise is suspected.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all ShareFile Storage Zones Controller deployments and record exact versions.
- Confirm each 5.x instance is 5.12.5 or later.
- Confirm each 6.x instance is 6.0.2 or later.
- Review administrator activity for unexpected access around sensitive filesystem locations.
- Investigate unexplained file changes or access; the supplied sources provide no specific indicators.
Public sources used
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CWE-20: Exact CWE lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-22: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-73: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupFile access behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N2.35.8ProgressSoftwareVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://support.sharefile.com/s/article/ShareFile-Storage-Zone-Controller-SZC-Service-Disruption-Guidance-Login-Issues-and-Access-InformationCVE reference, ProgressSoftware · vendor-advisory
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