CVE-2024-5016: progress software corporation whatsup gold Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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.
Timeline
- 25-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-08-2024Last 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- NVDNIST7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Progress1 product
- whatsup_gold< 23.1.0 | 23.1.0
Progress software corporation1 product
- whatsup gold≥ 2023.1.0, < 2023.1.3
2 vendors · 2 products