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CVE-2024-8785: progress software corporation whatsup gold Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalAnalyzed
Published 02-12-2024Last modified 02-12-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8785 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs vulnerability in progress software corporation whatsup gold. EPSS estimates a 9.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
9.66%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-12-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-12-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2024.0.1, a remote unauthenticated attacker could leverage NmAPI.exe to create or change an existing registry value in registry path HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Ipswitch\.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

9.66%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.12 pp

From 9.54% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
9.66%

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

3 links