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Medium 6.8Published Aug 12, 2026
CVE-2026-65940WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 26.0.2 excessive file system permissions allows a privileged attacker to write arbitrary files to a web-accessible location on the host server.
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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
- 6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-732, CWE-276
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- ProgressSoftware
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold progress_software:whatsup_gold (from the name) | before 26.0.2 | CNA record |
progress whatsup_gold progress:whatsup_gold | before 26.0.2 | NVD |
References
- https://www.progress.com/network-monitoringproduct
- https://docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-release-notes-26-0/page/WhatsUp-Gold-2026.0-Release-Notes.htmlrelease-notes
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-2026vendor-advisory
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