CVE-2025-11906 Privilege escalation via writable configuration files in Progress Flowmon
A local attacker with SSH access can escalate privileges to root due to incorrect file permissions on system configuration files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11906?
CVE-2025-11906 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Flowmon, published on 30 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability exists in Progress Flowmon versions prior 12.5.6 where certain system configuration files have incorrect file permissions, allowing a user with access to the default flowmon system user account used for SSH access to potentially escalate privileges to root during service initialization.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11906?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11906?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-11906 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11906 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g429-pfpf-366c.