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CVE-2024-2658: Local privilege escalation in FlexNet Publisher

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-427

Description

A misconfiguration in lmadmin.exe of FlexNet Publisher versions prior to 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0) allows the OpenSSL configuration file to load from a non-existent directory. An unauthorized, locally authenticated user with low privileges can potentially create the directory and load a specially crafted openssl.conf file leading to the execution of a malicious DLL (Dynamic-Link Library) with elevated privileges.

Affected products

• Flexera FlexNet Publisher: before 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0) — fixed in 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0)

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Flexera FlexNet Publisher 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0). Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.flexera.com/s/article/cve-2024-2658-flexnet-publisher-potential-local-privilege-escalation-issue
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-359/

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