CVE-2026-65941

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-12. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2026.0.2, an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to the affected service can execute arbitrary code in the context of the IIS application service account.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
37%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Progress Customer Community

https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-August-2026
generic

WhatsUp Gold 2026.0 Release Notes

https://docs.progress.com/bundle/whatsupgold-release-notes-26-0/page/WhatsUp-Gold-2026.0-Release-Notes.html
generic

WhatsUp Gold Network Monitoring Software | Progress

https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-65941(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(4)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 27× in last 7d / 37× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-21 06:12 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 06:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 06:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 18:37 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 16:29 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 04:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 16:32 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 16:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 04:41 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 04:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 16:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 04:57 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-15 04:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-14 17:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-14 05:12 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-14 05:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-13 17:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-13 05:27 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-13 05:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-12 17:35 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-12 16:21 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-12 15:36 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-12 15:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-65941?
CVE-2026-65941 is a high vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2026.0.2, an unauthenticated remote attacker with network access to the affected service can execute arbitrary code in the context of the IIS application service account.
When was CVE-2026-65941 disclosed?
CVE-2026-65941 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-65941 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-65941 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 63.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-65941?
CVE-2026-65941 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-65941?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-65941, 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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