CVE-2026-65940 PUBLISHED

WhatsUp 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.

Assigner: ProgressSoftware
Reserved: 23.07.2026 Published: 12.08.2026 Updated: 12.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 6.8

Product Status

Vendor Progress Software Corporation
Product WhatsUp Gold
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 26.0.2 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource CWE
  • CWE-276 Incorrect default permissions CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-1 Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs
  • CAPEC-122 Privilege Abuse