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title: "CVE-2024-4885: Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal Vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-4885/
description: "CVE-2024-4885 (Progress WhatsUp Gold): Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). In WhatsUp Gold versions released before 2023.1.3, an unauthenticated Remote Code…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-06-25
date_modified: 2025-10-21
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-4885"
kev: true
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.99288
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2024-4885: Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal Vulnerability

**Signal:** Exploited: patch now if you run it. CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Yes, if you run Progress WhatsUp Gold. CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-03-03, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-03-24 ; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 99.3% , percentile 99.9: FIRST’s model estimates a 99.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs (very high). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.

## What it is

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.

## Affected products (CVE record)

- Progress Software Corporation WhatsUp Gold: 2023.1.0 < 2023.1.3

## Severity

- ProgressSoftware CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: added 2025-03-03; federal due date 2025-03-24. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- CISA 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.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 99.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 99.9.

## Sources

- [community.progress.com](https://community.progress.com/s/article/WhatsUp-Gold-Security-Bulletin-June-2024)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-4885](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4885)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-4885](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4885)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-4885)
- [progress.com](https://www.progress.com/network-monitoring)

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