CVE-2026-8079

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.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Flowmon-CVE-2026-8079	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:progress:flowmon::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:progress:flowmon::::::::

History

25 Oct 2026, 21:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) En las versiones de Progress Flowmon anteriores a la 12.5.9 y 13.0.11, existe una vulnerabilidad por la cual un usuario autenticado con privilegios bajos puede elaborar una solicitud durante el proceso de generación de PDF que resulta en la ejecución de operaciones con los privilegios de otro usuario, lo que podría conducir a un acceso no autorizado a datos sensibles y a modificaciones no intencionadas en la configuración del sistema.

Information

Published : 2026-07-02 15:17

Updated : 2026-10-25 21:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-8079

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8079

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8079

JSON object : View

Products Affected

progress

flowmon

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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