--- title: Progress orders emergency ShareFile server shutdown over... description: Progress Software has ordered an emergency shutdown of ShareFile servers in response to an unspecified security threat. Despite the drastic precaution, the... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/progress-orders-emergency-sharefile-server-shutdown-over-mystery-security-threat-y5p3nyqak twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Progress orders emergency ShareFile server shutdown over mystery security threat | daily.dev og:description: Progress Software has ordered an emergency shutdown of ShareFile servers in response to an unspecified security threat. Despite the drastic precaution, the... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/progress-orders-emergency-sharefile-server-shutdown-over-mystery-security-threat-y5p3nyqak og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Y5P3nyQaK.png og:image:alt: Progress orders emergency ShareFile server shutdown over mystery security threat og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Progress orders emergency ShareFile server shutdown over mystery security threat **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Progress Software has ordered an emergency shutdown of ShareFile servers in response to an unspecified security threat. Despite the drastic precaution, the vendor claims there is no evidence of unauthorized access. The nature of the vulnerability has not been publicly disclosed. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Progress Software telling ShareFile server customers to shut down their servers? Progress Software issued an emergency advisory urging ShareFile server customers to shut down their on-premises servers as a precaution against a security threat whose exact nature has not been disclosed. The vendor maintains there is no evidence of unauthorized access, but a full server shutdown is one of the most drastic precautionary steps a vendor can request. _Teams running ShareFile on-premises can follow daily.dev for updates on this shutdown advisory as details emerge._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Progress urges ShareFile customers to shut down servers over "credible" threat](https://daily.dev/posts/progress-urges-sharefile-customers-to-shut-down-servers-over-credible-threat-nilsinzqc) · BleepingComputer · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CVE-2026-2699-and-CVE-2026-2701](https://daily.dev/posts/cve-2026-2699-and-cve-2026-2701-h1dmpcfo8) · Arctic Wolf · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [You’re Not Supposed To ShareFile With Everyone \(Progress ShareFile Pre-Auth RCE Chain CVE-2026-2699 & CVE-2026-2701\)](https://daily.dev/posts/you-re-not-supposed-to-sharefile-with-everyone-progress-sharefile-pre-auth-rce-chain-cve-2026-2699--ejmivpr2z) · watchTowr Labs · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/progress-orders-emergency-sharefile-server-shutdown-over-mystery-security-threat-y5p3nyqak) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Progress orders emergency ShareFile server shutdown over mystery security threat","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/progress-orders-emergency-sharefile-server-shutdown-over-mystery-security-threat-y5p3nyqak","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/progress-orders-emergency-sharefile-server-shutdown-over-mystery-security-threat-y5p3nyqak"},"datePublished":"2026-07-13T10:33:25.908Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:12:29.013Z","description":"Progress Software has ordered an emergency shutdown of ShareFile servers in response to an unspecified security threat. 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