CVE-2024-2658 Local privilege escalation in FlexNet Publisher
A local attacker can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code by exploiting a DLL hijacking vulnerability in FlexNet Publisher's lmadmin.exe.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-2658?
CVE-2024-2658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexera FlexNet Publisher, published on 30 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2658?
How do I fix CVE-2024-2658?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2658 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-2658 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2658 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2795-pjw4-5495.