CVE-2026-8488: CWE-770 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Progress Software MOVEit Automation
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-770) in MOVEit Automation allows excessive allocation of resources because the software does not impose limits or throttling on resource usage. Affected versions include those before 2025.0.11 and from 2025.1.0 up to but not including 2025.1.7. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and requiring low privileges, causing availability impact only. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and no known exploits exist at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to denial of service conditions by exhausting system resources, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, monitor resource usage and consider implementing external resource limits or throttling mechanisms if possible to mitigate excessive resource consumption.
CVE-2026-8488: CWE-770 Allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Progress Software MOVEit Automation
Description
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-770) in MOVEit Automation allows excessive allocation of resources because the software does not impose limits or throttling on resource usage. Affected versions include those before 2025.0.11 and from 2025.1.0 up to but not including 2025.1.7. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3, reflecting a network attack vector with low complexity and requiring low privileges, causing availability impact only. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and no known exploits exist at this time.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to denial of service conditions by exhausting system resources, impacting availability. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, monitor resource usage and consider implementing external resource limits or throttling mechanisms if possible to mitigate excessive resource consumption.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ProgressSoftware
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-13T14:50:42.310Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a0dd46fba1db473628b217d
Added to database: 5/20/2026, 3:34:07 PM
Last enriched: 5/20/2026, 3:49:01 PM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 8:26:59 PM
Views: 6
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