Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as low-privileged user
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ExploitCraft malicious report generation request
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ExecutionInject OS commands in parameters
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ImpactExecute arbitrary commands on server
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires authenticated low-privileged user account on Progress Flowmon versions prior to 12.5.8. Attacker must craft malicious request during report generation process. No victim interaction needed. |
| Impact | Despite the absence of a formal CVSS score and EPSS probability metric, this vulnerability carries substantial real-world risk. The attack requires authentication, which limits the initial attack surface to users with legitimate Flowmon access; however, low privilege requirements mean that compromised standard user accounts, contractor access, or insider threats can trigger exploitation. The direct path to command execution with server-level privileges (CWE-78) indicates high technical impact. No CISA KEV confirmation or public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, suggesting this may not yet be actively exploited in the wild, but the straightforward nature of command injection attacks and the availability of vendor guidance indicates that exploitation likelihood is moderate to high once the attack method becomes widely known. Organizations should prioritize patching this vulnerability, particularly for internet-facing or multi-tenant Flowmon instances. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An authenticated low-privileged user with access to Flowmon's reporting interface crafts a specially formed report generation request that includes command injection payloads in report parameters, such as injection points in report name, filter criteria, or export format fields. When the Flowmon server processes this request and generates the report, it passes the unsanitized user input to an underlying OS command (such as a report export utility or data processing script), causing arbitrary commands to execute with the privileges of the Flowmon service account. An attacker could leverage this to exfiltrate network traffic data, modify monitoring configurations, or establish persistence on the monitoring infrastructure. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Apr 02, 2026
Progress Flowmon versions prior to 12.5.8 allow authenticated low-privileged users to execute arbitrary commands on the server by crafting malicious requests during the report generation process. The vulnerability stems from improper input validation in the report generation functionality, enabling command injection attacks. While no CVSS score or public exploit code has been disclosed at time of analysis, the direct path to remote code execution via an authenticated user represents a significant risk to Flowmon deployments.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade Progress Flowmon to version 12.5.8 or later. This version includes fixes to properly sanitize and validate user input during the report generation process, eliminating the command injection vector. Organizations unable to immediately upgrade should restrict low-privileged user access to report generation functionality where possible, implement network-level access controls to limit report generation API endpoints, and monitor for suspicious report generation requests that include shell metacharacters or unusual command-like syntax. Refer to the Progress Software advisory at https://community.progress.com/s/article/CVE-2026-3692-Progress-Flowmon for comprehensive patching guidance and any interim workarounds.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is rooted in CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), a classic command injection flaw. Progress Flowmon's report generation process fails to properly sanitize or validate user-supplied input before passing it to underlying system commands. An authenticated user with low privilege levels can exploit this by injecting shell metacharacters or command separators into report parameters, causing the application server to execute unintended operating system commands with the privileges of the Flowmon service account. This affects the report generation engine across all Flowmon versions prior to 12.5.8, as specified in the CPE range cpe:2.3:a:progress_software:flowmon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS VectorVendor: ProgressSoftware
DescriptionCVE.org
In Progress Flowmon versions prior to 12.5.8, a vulnerability exists whereby an authenticated low-privileged user may craft a request during the report generation process that results in unintended commands being executed on the server.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
In Flowmon versions prior to 11.1.14 and 12.3.5, an operating system command injection vulnerability has been identified
Privilege escalation via incorrect authorization in Progress Flowmon lets an authenticated low-privileged user abuse the
Progress Flowmon 12.x and 13.0.x contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability allowing authenticated attackers to
An OS command injection flaw in the Progress Flowmon management interface lets an authenticated administrator abuse the
EUVD-2026-18224
GHSA-r5rp-h6qf-2vgf
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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VulDB
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