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CVE-2026-8079: Unintended limited set of actions with elevated privileges may be performed during PDF generation in Progress Flowmon
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-07-02 · updated 2026-10-25
- Weakness: CWE-863
Description
In Progress Flowmon versions prior to 12.5.9 and 13.0.11, a vulnerability exists whereby an authenticated low-privileged user may craft a request during the PDF generation process that results in operations being performed with the privileges of another user, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and unintended modifications to system configuration.
Affected products
- Progress Software Flowmon: from 12.0.0 before 12.5.9; from 13.0.0 before 13.0.11 — fixed in 12.5.9, 13.0.11
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Progress Software Flowmon 12.5.9, 13.0.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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