CVE-2026-65940

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2026.0.2, a privileged attacker can write arbitrary files to a web-accessible location on the host server.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-2026	Vendor Advisory
https://docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-release-notes-26-0/page/WhatsUp-Gold-2026.0-Release-Notes.html	Release Notes
https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-12 16:17

Updated : 2026-09-02 18:25

NVD link : CVE-2026-65940

Mitre link : CVE-2026-65940

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-65940

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Products Affected

progress

whatsup_gold

CWE

CWE-276

Incorrect Default Permissions

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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