CVE-2025-11906
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Publication date: 2025-10-30

Last updated on: 2025-10-30

Assigner: Progress Software Corporation

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.
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Published
2025-10-30
Last Modified
2025-10-30
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-11906
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progress flowmon *
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CWE-732 The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Progress Flowmon versions prior to 12.5.6 where certain system configuration files have incorrect file permissions. This allows a user who has access to the default Flowmon system user account used for SSH access to potentially escalate their privileges to root during service initialization.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow an attacker with access to the default Flowmon system user account to escalate their privileges to root, which means they could gain full control over the affected system, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data modification, or disruption of services.

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