Path Traversal in Progress Sharefile Storage Zones Controller
CVE-2026-16137
In Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller v5.12.5 and below, a party with valid zone credentials can perform path traversal using resumable upload initiation endpoint, allowing the party to write arbitrary content to any location writable by the application's service account. This may result in the execution of attacker-supplied code.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.002
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.sharefile.com/s/article/ShareFile-Storage-Zone-Controller-SZC-Service-D… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-16137?
- CVE-2026-16137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Sharefile Storage Zones Controller, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-08-17.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16137?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.