Is CVE-2026-65941 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65941 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-65941?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 12 August 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

Progress WhatsUp Gold before 2026.0.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65941?

A patch was published on 2026-08-12: Fixed in version 2026.0.2 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-65941 attacked?

It is attacked over the network.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-65941?

Check whether you run Progress WhatsUp Gold at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-65941: Progress WhatsUp Gold remote code execution

CVE-2026-65941 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-08-12

WhatsUp Gold is a network monitoring and management platform used by organizations to track infrastructure health and performance. An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to the service can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the IIS application service account, potentially leading to complete compromise of the monitoring infrastructure and unauthorized access to monitored systems.

Technologies: Progress WhatsUp Gold. Vendors: Progress.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-65941 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-65941 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-65941?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 12 August 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Progress WhatsUp Gold before 2026.0.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-65941?: A patch was published on 2026-08-12: Fixed in version 2026.0.2 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-65941 attacked?: It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-65941?: Check whether you run Progress WhatsUp Gold at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote code execution on WhatsUp Gold deployments. The vulnerability exists in versions released before 2026.0.2 and is reachable over the network without requiring prior authentication. An attacker can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code in the context of the IIS application service account, gaining the ability to compromise the monitoring platform and potentially pivot to monitored infrastructure. The vulnerability was patched in version 2026.0.2 released on August 12, 2026.

Affected products

Progress WhatsUp Gold before 2026.0.2

Timeline

2026-08-12: disclosed
2026-08-12: patched: Fixed in version 2026.0.2

References

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