Answer in brief
CVE-2026-65940 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in 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.. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Progress Software Corporation/WhatsUp Gold (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Progress Software Corporation/WhatsUp Gold (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:progress:whatsup_gold:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Software Corporation/WhatsUp Goldgeneric | >=0 <26.0.2 | 26.0.2 |
Published upstream
Aug 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 2, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 12, 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.
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