### [CVE-2024-5016](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-5016)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=WhatsUp%20Gold&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=2023.1.0%20&color=brightgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-502%20Deserialization%20of%20Untrusted%20Data&color=brightgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cve-scores