CVE-2024-4885
Published 2024-06-25 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security@progress.com
Summary
CVE-2024-4885 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Progress WhatsUp Gold. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 3, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 24, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Progress has 9 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 4 of them linked to ransomware.
All 9 known-exploited Progress vulnerabilities →Description
In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Progress WhatsUpGold. The WhatsUp.ExportUtilities.Export.GetFileWithoutZip allows execution of commands with iisapppool\nmconsole privileges.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Progress — WhatsUp Gold
Name: Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-03-03 · Due: 2025-03-24
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
References
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024
- https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring
- https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024
- https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-4885