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.
Scores
CVSS v3
6.7
EPSS
0.0001
EPSS Percentile
3.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (1)
Progress Software/Flowmon
Flowmon 12 versions prior to 12.5.6
Published
Oct 30, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026