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CVE-2024-8785: WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 9.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-12-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-648

Description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change an existing registry value in registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\.

Affected products

• Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold: before 24.0.1 — fixed in 24.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold 24.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-September-2024
• https://docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-release-notes-24-0/page/WhatsUp-Gold-2024.0-Release-Notes.html
• https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring

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