VDB-389077 · CVE-2026-65940 · GCVE-0-2026-65940

Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 26.0.1 path traversal

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8.7	$0-$5k	2.21+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 26.0.1 and classified as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-65940. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Progress WhatsUp Gold up to 26.0.1. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at progress.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-65940 since 07/23/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/12/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 26.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Network Management Software

Vendor

Progress

Name

WhatsUp Gold

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Temp Score: 8.7
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: WhatsUp Gold 26.0.2

Timelineinfo

07/23/2026 CVE reserved
08/12/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
08/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: progress.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-65940 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-65940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-389077

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2026 17:51
Changes: 08/12/2026 17:51 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103