CVE•Published 2026-08-17•Modified 2026-09-02•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-16138Progress · Sharefile_storage_zones_controller
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
17
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 83% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
In Progress ShareFile Storage Zones Controller v5.12.5 and below versions, unsafe deserialization of untrusted file metadata can allow a user with write access to a Network share to execute arbitrary code on the Storage Zones Controller host.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-17
Modified 2026-09-02
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-16138Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Progress Sharefile Storage Zones Controller"All exposed Progress Sharefile Storage Zones Controller instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Sharefile Storage Zones Controller"HTTP body or banner mentions "Sharefile Storage Zones Controller" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-16138Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-16138Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-16138Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-16138GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-16138" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (2)
CVE-2026-161382 repos