8.8High
Progress Whatsup Gold
CVE-2026-65941
In 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.
What this means for your business
- It affects Progress Whatsup Gold. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it from inside the same network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.7% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 50% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Progress Whatsup Gold, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-73
- Assigned by
- security@progress.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-08-12
- Last modified
- 2026-09-02
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Progress Whatsup Gold- 26.0.2
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.