CVE-2025-11906 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-11906: Privilege escalation via writable configuration files in Progress Flowmon

Vendor Progress Software
Product Flowmon
Weakness CWE-732
Published October 30, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 30, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated