CVE-2026-65940 (GCVE-0-2026-65940)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-12 15:23
Modified
2026-08-12 16:11
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corporation | WhatsUp Gold |
Version: 0 ≤ |
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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