A Denial of Service vulnerability related to message decoding in lmgrd and vendor daemon…
Priority LOW 37Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A Denial of Service vulnerability related to message decoding in lmgrd and vendor daemon components of FlexNet Publisher version 11.16.1.0 and earlier allows a remote attacker to send a combination of messages to lmgrd or the vendor daemon, causing the heartbeat between lmgrd and the vendor daemon to stop, and the vendor daemon to shut down.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02242 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flexera Software LLC | FlexNet Publisher | up to 11.16.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FlexNet Publisher VendorFlexera Software LLC Affected up to 11.16.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20032
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fmw-2235-q93p
References
More Flexera Software LLC vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-03652 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in lmgrd in Flexera FlexNet Publisher 11.10… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2015-06818 Multiple buffer overflows in (1) lmgrd and (2) Vendor Daemon in Flexera FlexNet Publisher… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-15367 FlexNet Publisher 11.12.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (Add Local Admin) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2011-03651 Heap-based buffer overflow in lmadmin in Flexera FlexNet Publisher 11.10 (aka FlexNet… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2018-14211 Resource allocation without limits in Flexera Software LLC FlexNet Publisher CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-04623 Out-of-bounds write in Flexera Software LLC GnuTLS libtasn1 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-20032 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20032 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3fmw-2235-q93p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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