CVE-2019-25268: NREL BEopt 2.8.0 Insecure Library Loading Arbitrary Code Execution

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

Description

NREL BEopt 2.8.0.0 contains a DLL hijacking vulnerability that allows attackers to load arbitrary libraries by tricking users into opening application files from remote shares. Attackers can exploit insecure library loading of sdl2.dll and libegl.dll by placing malicious libraries on WebDAV or SMB shares to execute unauthorized code.

Affected products

NREL BEopt: 2.8.0.0, 2.7.0.0, 2.6.0.1

References

https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019030108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158065
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152043
https://web.archive.org/web/20190915095657/https://beopt.nrel.gov/
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-5513.php

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