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GHSA-J428-6834-F6CH

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:46 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:37

Details

An error when handling certain external commands and services related to the FlexNet Inventory Agent and FlexNet Beacon of the Flexera Software FlexNet Manager Suite 2017 before 2017 R1 and 2014 R3 through 2016 R1 SP1 can be exploited to gain elevated privileges.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2017-6885 (GCVE-0-2017-6885)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-05-16 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:41

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Privilege escalation by locally authenticated users

Assigner

flexera CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard – unranked: 4 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advis…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Flexera Software LLC	FlexNet Manager Suite	Affected: 2017 prior to 2017 R1 Affected: 2014 R3 through 2016 R1 SP1

Date Public

2017-04-18 00:00

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