CVE-2024-8785

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—

9.8

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\.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 88.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 2, 2024

Last Modified

December 9, 2024

References (3)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-648Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-8785?

CVE-2024-8785 is a critical vulnerability published on December 2, 2024. 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 HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\.

When was CVE-2024-8785 disclosed?

CVE-2024-8785 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 2, 2024, with the most recent update on December 9, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-8785 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-8785 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 88.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-8785?

CVE-2024-8785 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-8785?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-8785, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2024-8785

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