WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 26.0.2 contain an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in an internal report scheduling service.

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-65941
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerProgressSoftware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-12 16:17:14 UTC
Updated2026-08-12 17:17:29 UTC
DescriptionIn WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2026.0.2, an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to the affected service can execute arbitrary code in the context of the IIS application service account.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-73 | CWE-94 | CWE-306 | CWE-918 | CWE-306 CWE-306 Missing authentication for critical function | CWE-918 CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) | CWE-73 CWE-73 External control of file name or path | CWE-94 CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold affected 26.0.2 semver Windows

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-2026 [email protected] community.progress.com
docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-release-notes-26-0/page/WhatsUp-Gold-2026.... [email protected] docs.progress.com
www.progress.com/network-monitoring [email protected] www.progress.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Dany Bach from Airbus Security Lab (en)

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