CVE-2020-12080 json
A Denial of Service vulnerability has been identified in FlexNet Publisher's lmadmin.exe version 11.16.6.
published 2021-09-17 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-4396
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A Denial of Service vulnerability has been identified in FlexNet Publisher's lmadmin.exe version 11.16.6. A certain message protocol can be exploited to cause lmadmin to crash.
Exploit prediction
2.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-28 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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tenable.com
/security/research/tra-2020-28
exploit, third-party-advisory
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community.flexera.com
/t5/FlexNet-Publisher-Knowledge-Base/CVE-2020-12080-Remediated-in-FlexNet-Publisher/ta-p/143873
vendor-advisory
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community.flexera.com
/t5/FlexNet-Publisher-News/FlexNet-Publisher-2020-R2-11-17-0-is-here/ba-p/144017/jump-to/first-unread-message
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-12080
- NVD CVE-2020-12080
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