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Progress ShareFile access disruption during security threat investigation

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Progress ShareFile experienced a customer-access disruption after Progress Software identified a credible external security threat targeting Storage Zone Controllers. The company temporarily disabled access for affected accounts and told customers to shut down the hosting server while it investigated, creating an immediate availability and operational impact for enterprise file-sharing users.

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ShareFile Storage Zone Controller path traversal zero-day path traversal flaw

Vulnerability
H score1 First: 14.07.2026 19:08 Last: 14.07.2026 19:08 Sources 1

About this happening: Progress confirmed a high-severity path traversal zero-day in ShareFile Storage Zone Controller, exposing all 5.x and 6.x versions to arbitrary file read and write ris...

Open Happening

Progress Software ShareFile Storage Zone Controller path traversal patch release

Security Patch Release
H score38 First: 14.07.2026 19:08 Last: 14.07.2026 19:08 Sources 1

About this happening: Progress Software released 5.12.5 and 6.0.2 for ShareFile Storage Zone Controller after a high-severity zero-day path traversal vulnerability forced last week’s sh...

Open Happening

Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controller access disruption

Service Disruption
H score53 First: 10.07.2026 19:30 Last: 10.07.2026 19:30 Sources 1

About this happening: ShareFile Storage Zone Controller customers lost access when Progress Software temporarily disabled affected accounts and marked them not operational while investigati...

Latest development: 14.07.2026 19:08

Progress confirmed a high-severity zero-day path traversal vulnerability affecting all 5.x and 6.x versions of ShareFile Storage Zone Controller and released versions 5.12.5 and 6.0.2 to patch the flaw. Progress said the update follows the emergency shutdown of affected controllers and that it has no indication of unauthorized access to any ShareFile customer account or data.

Open Happening

Progress ShareFile Storage Zone Controllers shutdown guidance

Advisory/Mitigation
H score44 First: 10.07.2026 19:26 Last: 10.07.2026 19:26 Sources 1

How related: Users are also urged to manually shut down the server hosting their Storage Zone Controller.

About this happening: Progress Software has told ShareFile customers using Storage Zone Controllers to shut down their servers immediately after detecting a credible external security...

Latest development: 14.07.2026 19:08

Progress Software identified a high-severity path traversal vulnerability affecting all 5.x and 6.x versions of ShareFile Storage Zone Controller, reserved a CVE identifier for it, and released versions 5.12.5 and 6.0.2 to patch the flaw and restore the controllers after updating. The company said it has no indication of unauthorized access to any ShareFile customer account or data and no active threat has been identified.

Open Happening

Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (SZC) auth bypass and RCE chain (multiple vulnerabilities)

Vulnerability
H score60 First: 02.04.2026 16:33 Last: 02.04.2026 16:33 Sources 1

About this happening: Chained CVE-2026-2699 and CVE-2026-2701 in Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller (SZC) can expose internet-facing branch 5.x deployments to unauthenticated...

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Timeline

  1. 13.07.2026 03:00 2 articles · 14d ago

    Progress Software restores ShareFile cloud access while keeping Storage Zone Controllers offline

    Victim Impact Update

    Progress Software restores ShareFile cloud access for customers with Storage Zone Controllers, but tells them the controllers must remain turned off while the investigation continues and says it has no evidence of unauthorized access to customer accounts or data.

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  2. 10.07.2026 03:00 1 articles · 17d ago

    Progress Software warns ShareFile customers of credible external security threat

    Initial Disclosure

    Progress Software notifies some ShareFile customers of a credible external security threat targeting Storage Zone Controllers and temporarily disables access to affected accounts while it assesses the issue.

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  3. 10.07.2026 03:00 1 articles · 17d ago

    Progress Software tells ShareFile customers to shut down Storage Zone Controller servers

    Mitigation Patch Update

    Progress Software tells ShareFile customers to manually shut down the server hosting their Storage Zone Controller and says it has launched internal and external security investigations while the threat is assessed.

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