On 2025-03-03, CISA added CVE-2024-4885 (Progress WhatsUp Gold) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "Progress WhatsUp Gold Path Traversal Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires applying mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions; see the full text below for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on Mar 3, 2025 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds Progress WhatsUp Gold Vulnerability CVE-2024-4885 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- Mar 3, 2025
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 99.3%, higher than 100% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
- ExploitedKEV
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- Vulnerability status
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What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires applying mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions; see the full text for specific requirements [2].
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Technical details
CISA KEV Listing
On 2025-03-03, CISA added CVE-2024-4885 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog for Progress WhatsUp Gold [2].
Original Technical Description
Progress WhatsUp Gold contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve . [2]
Official Requirements
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2024-4885 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“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.”
- [2]
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