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CVE-2025-11906

Privilege escalation via writable configuration files in Progress Flowmon

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: October 30, 2025 at 07:39 AM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFlowmon

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Flowmon· Progress
60%
v < 12.5.6
Affected range stops below 12.5.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Progress-Flowmon-CVE-2025-11906

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.7MEDIUMProgressSoftware
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-732

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