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Fencer Vulns
high 8.5

CVE-2024-2658 json

Local privilege escalation in FlexNet Publisher

published 2025-01-30 21 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-27606

cvss
8.5
version 4.0, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A misconfiguration in lmadmin.exe of FlexNet Publisher versions prior to 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0) allows the OpenSSL configuration file to load from a non-existent directory. An unauthorized, locally authenticated user with low privileges can potentially create the directory and load a specially crafted openssl.conf file leading to the execution of a malicious DLL (Dynamic-Link Library) with elevated privileges.

Patch / fix

  • Flexera FlexNet Publisher 2024 R1 (11.19.6.0)

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-25-037-02 updated cvss 7.8

Schneider Electric EcoStruxure (Update D)

  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Architecture Builder <7.0.18
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation se.com
  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Control Expert <16.2 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Control Expert Asset Link <4.0_SP1
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation se.com
  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert < 2.5.0.1
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation se.com
  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert Safety
    affected: mitigation se.com
  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert Twin < 2.3
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation se.com
  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Machine SCADA Expert Asset Link
    affected: mitigation se.com
  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ OPC UA Server Expert <SV2.01SP3 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert <4.0 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Process Expert <2023_v4.8.0.5715, <2023
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation se.com
  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Process Expert for AVEVA System Platform
    affected: mitigation se.com
show 2 more
  • Schneider Electric Pro-face BLUE <4.0 Schneider Electric Vijeo Designer <6.3SP1_HF1 Schneider Electric Zelio Soft 2 <5.4.3
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation se.com
  • Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Architecture Builder 7.0.18 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Control Expert 16.2 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Control Expert Asset Link 4.0SP1 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert 2.5.0.1 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Machine Expert Twin 2.3 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ OPC UA Server Expert SV2.01SP3
    +5 more products
    Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Operator Terminal Expert 4.0 Schneider Electric EcoStruxure™ Process Expert 2023 2023_v4.8.0.5715 Schneider Electric Pro-face BLUE 4.0 Schneider Electric Vijeo Designer 6.3SP1_HF1 Schneider Electric Zelio Soft 2 5.4.3
    fixed

Facts from CISA's republication of the vendor's own advisory (CSAF); the linked advisory is the authoritative source. CISA notification · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 4.0 8.5 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • Flexera FlexNet Publisher

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.