CVE-2024-8785 json
WhatsUp Gold Registry Overwrite Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 2024-12-02 23 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-49604
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 9.7%
- EPSS 9.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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\.
Patch / fix
- Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold 2024.0.1
- progress whatsup_gold 2024.0.1
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
9.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold
- progress whatsup_gold
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-648 Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-8785
- NVD CVE-2024-8785
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