CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-6885

Critical
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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 before 2017 R1 and 2014 R3 through 2016 R1 SP1 can be exploited to gain elevated privileges.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems and data, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to the latest version of FlexNet Manager Suite to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized activities.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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