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CVE-2026-8079

Unintended limited set of actions with elevated privileges may be performed during PDF generation in Progress Flowmon

Published: Jul 2, 2026Updated: Jul 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-863
7.3HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:HI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

Progress Software
commercial·CA
FlowmonOn-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
progress
commercial·CAaka whatsup gold, moveit transfer, ws ftp server
flowmonOn-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure / network-management

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://community.progress.com/s/article/Flowmon-CVE-2026-8079
community.progress.com

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