Description
A misconfiguration in lmadmin.exe of FlexNet Publisher versions prior to 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0) allows the OpenSSL configuration file to load from a non-existent directory. An unauthorized, locally authenticated user with low privileges can potentially create the directory and load a specially crafted openssl.conf file leading to the execution of a malicious DLL (Dynamic-Link Library) with elevated privileges.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-359/
Various Sources vendor-advisory
https://community.flexera.com/s/article/cve-2024-2658-flexnet-publisher-potential-local-privilege-escalation-issue
Scores
CVSS v4
8.5
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
34.5%
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Products (1)
Flexera/FlexNet Publisher
< 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0)
Published
Jan 30, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026