Progress Flowmon up to 12.5.8/13.0.10 System Configuration authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Progress Flowmon up to 12.5.8/13.0.10 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component System Configuration Handler. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-8079. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Progress Flowmon up to 12.5.8/13.0.10. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component System Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at community.progress.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-8079 since 05/07/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 12.5.9 or 13.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Flowmon 12.5.9/13.0.11

Timelineinfo

05/07/2026 CVE reserved
07/02/2026 +56 days Advisory disclosed
07/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/02/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: community.progress.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-8079 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-8079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-375932

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2026 16:57
Changes: 07/02/2026 16:57 (54)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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