CVE-2026-10699 in MOVEit Transfer
Summary
by MITRE • 07/08/2026
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime vulnerability in Progress MOVEit Transfer (Custom Reports modules).
This issue affects MOVEit Transfer: from 2025.0.0 before 2025.0.8, from 2025.1.0 before 2025.1.4, from 2026.0.0 before 2026.0.1.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/08/2026
This vulnerability represents a classic memory management flaw that occurs when the Progress MOVEit Transfer application fails to properly release allocated memory resources after their effective lifetime has ended. The issue specifically impacts the Custom Reports modules within the software, where dynamic memory allocation occurs during report processing operations. Such memory leaks can accumulate over time and eventually lead to system resource exhaustion, impacting overall performance and stability. The vulnerability falls under the category of CWE-401: Improper Release of Memory Before Removal from Scope, which is a fundamental memory management error that has been documented in numerous security assessments and penetration testing reports.
The technical implementation of this flaw manifests when the Custom Reports functionality processes user-defined report templates or data sets that require temporary memory allocation for intermediate processing steps. During normal operation, the application allocates memory blocks to store processed data, intermediate results, or cached information necessary for report generation. However, due to improper memory management logic within the reporting engine, these allocated memory segments are not properly deallocated when their usage context concludes. This can occur through various code paths including exception handling scenarios, early return statements, or conditional execution flows where cleanup routines are bypassed.
From an operational perspective, this vulnerability creates significant risks for organizations relying on MOVEit Transfer for file management and data transfer operations. The memory leak accumulation can cause gradual performance degradation, system instability, and potential service interruptions as available memory resources diminish over time. Attackers could potentially exploit this weakness by crafting malicious report templates or processing large datasets that trigger multiple memory allocations without proper cleanup, leading to denial of service conditions that may impact legitimate users. The vulnerability affects specific version ranges including 2025.0.0 through 2025.0.7, 2025.1.0 through 2025.1.3, and 2026.0.0 through 2026.0.0, indicating this is a persistent issue across multiple release branches that requires immediate remediation.
The impact of this vulnerability aligns with ATT&CK technique T1499.004: Endpoint Denial of Service, where adversaries may leverage resource exhaustion attacks to disrupt service availability. Organizations should implement immediate mitigations including applying the vendor-provided patches for versions 2025.0.8, 2025.1.4, and 2026.0.1 respectively, monitoring system memory usage patterns, and implementing automated alerting for unusual memory consumption trends. Additionally, security teams should conduct thorough code reviews of report generation modules and implement memory leak detection tools within their operational environment to identify similar issues in other components. The vulnerability demonstrates the critical importance of proper resource management practices in enterprise file transfer systems where reliability and availability are paramount for business operations.