Unintended limited set of actions with elevated privileges may be performed during PDF generation in Progress Flowmon
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progress | Flowmon | Flowmon 12 versions prior to 12.5.9 and later; Flowmon 13 versions prior to 13.0.11 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Flowmon VendorProgress Affected Flowmon 12 versions prior to 12.5.9 and later; Flowmon 13 versions prior to 13.0.11 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8079
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m362-439h-2w4j
References
More Progress Flowmon vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-02219 Flowmon Unauthenticated Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-03184 Unintended command execution during report generation in Progress Flowmon CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-02343 Possibility of unintended actions when an administrator clicks a malicious link in the Progress Flowmon web application CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-8079 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8079 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m362-439h-2w4j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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