---
id: CVE-2026-65940
title: >-
  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.
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.
severity: medium
cvss: 6.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-276
  - CWE-732
published: '2026-08-12'
updated: '2026-08-28'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65940'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-2026
    label: security@progress.com
  - url: >-
      https://docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-release-notes-26-0/page/WhatsUp-Gold-2026.0-Release-Notes.html
    label: security@progress.com
  - url: 'https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring'
    label: security@progress.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00352
epssPercentile: 0.26074
ingestedAt: '2026-08-29T20:41:56.266Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.