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Status published
Medium
CVE-2025-11906
Privilege escalation via writable configuration files in Progress Flowmon
Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability exists in Progress Flowmon versions prior 12.5.6 where certain system configuration files have incorrect file permissions, allowing a user with access to the default flowmon system user account used for SSH access to potentially escalate privileges to root during service initialization.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Vulnerable Versions:
Flowmon 12 versions prior to 12.5.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 30th, 2025
Last Modified:
February 26th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H