CVE-2026-65940 File upload in WhatsUp Gold
Privileged attackers can write arbitrary files to web-accessible locations due to excessive permissions, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-65940?
CVE-2026-65940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Progress Whatsup Gold, published on 12 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-65940?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Whatsup Gold.
How do I fix CVE-2026-65940?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-65940 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-65940 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-65940 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Progress Whatsup Gold
- CVE-2024-6670 Progress WhatsUp Gold SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-4885 Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal
- CVE-2024-46909 WhatsUp Gold WriteDataFile Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-8785 WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-7763 WhatsUp Gold getReport Missing Authentication Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wrx3-m3pw-xfmv.