7.2

CVE-2024-5016: progress software corporation whatsup gold Deserialization of Untrusted Data

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighModified
Published 25-06-2024Last modified 01-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-5016 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in progress software corporation whatsup gold. EPSS estimates a 22.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
22.37%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-06-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, Distributed Edition installations can be exploited by using a deserialization tool to achieve a Remote Code Execution as SYSTEM. The vulnerability exists in the main message processing routines NmDistributed.DistributedServiceBehavior.OnMessage for server and NmDistributed.DistributedClient.OnMessage for clients.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

22.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 22.37% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
22.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Progress1 product
Progress software corporation1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links