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WhatsUp Gold Default Admin Account

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
WhatsUp Gold Default Admin Account

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

This WhatsUp Gold server still has the default password for
the admin user account. A possible hacker can use this account to
probe other systems on the network and obtain sensitive
information about the monitored systems.

Solution: Login to this system and either disable the admin
account or assign it a difficult to guess password.

Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID:

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