CVE-2026-65940

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-12. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: 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, a privileged attacker can write arbitrary files to a web-accessible location on the host server.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(medium)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: 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
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
12%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

September 2, 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-2026-65940(1)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 75× 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. 2026-09-20 04:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-20 04:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 04:22 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-19 04:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-18 04:36 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-18 04:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 04:50 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-17 04:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 05:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-15 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-15 04:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  16. 2026-09-14 04:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-09-13 04:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-12 04:37 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-12 04:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-11 09:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-11 04:50 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-11 04:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-10 05:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-09 05:16 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-09 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-08 01:10 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-08 01:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-07 01:23 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-07 01:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-06 00:30 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-06 00:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-05 00:44 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-05 00:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-03 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-02 18:39 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-02 18:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-01 21:48 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-01 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-31 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-30 21:17 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-30 21:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-29 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-28 21:45 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-28 21:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-27 19:37 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-27 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-26 18:49 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-26 18:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-08-25 17:13 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-08-25 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-24 17:28 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-24 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-23 17:41 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-23 17:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-22 17:55 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-22 17:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-21 18:09 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-21 18:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-08-20 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-19 18:37 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-19 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-18 17:22 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-18 17:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-08-17 16:40 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-17 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-16 16:54 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-08-16 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-08-15 17:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-14 17:21 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-08-14 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-08-13 17:21 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-08-13 17:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-12 17:35 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-08-12 16:21 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-08-12 15:36 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-12 15:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-65940?
CVE-2026-65940 is a medium vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2026.0.2, a privileged attacker can write arbitrary files to a web-accessible location on the host server.
When was CVE-2026-65940 disclosed?
CVE-2026-65940 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on September 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-65940 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-65940 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 88.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-65940?
CVE-2026-65940 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-65940?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-65940, 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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