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CVE-2026-65939 (GCVE-0-2026-65939)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-12 15:23 – Updated: 2026-08-13 03:55
VLAI
Title
WhatsUp Gold versions prior to 26.0.2 contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the LogToFile action handler.
Summary
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2026.0.2, a privileged attacker can create a LogToFile action specifying an arbitrary file extension within the IIS web root.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-12 00:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-434 - Unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type
  • CWE-73 - External control of file name or path
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold Affected: 0 , < 26.0.2 (semver)
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