Privileged arbitrary file write via LogToFile action
Published Aug 12, 2026 · Updated Aug 12, 2026
Arbitrary file write in Progress WhatsUp Gold before 26.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to place files in the IIS web root. The LogToFile action handler accepts an attacker-selected file extension and creates the resulting file beneath the web-accessible IIS root. High-privilege access from an adjacent network is required, and the vendor does not disclose whether the file is automatically executed or how its contents are controlled.
Summary
What happened
Arbitrary file write in Progress WhatsUp Gold before 26.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to place files in the IIS web root. The LogToFile action handler accepts an attacker-selected file extension and creates the resulting file beneath the web-accessible IIS root. High-privilege access from an adjacent network is required, and the vendor does not disclose whether the file is automatically executed or how its contents are controlled.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-65939
- Published
- Aug 12, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Progress Software Corporation
- Product
- WhatsUp Gold
- Classifications
- CWE-434, CWE-73, CWE-22
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Aug 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <26.0.2
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