What is CVE-2024-2658?
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.
The record classifies CVE-2024-2658 under weakness class CWE-427. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 618 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v4.0 base score
- 8.5 — High (derived from score)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.5% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 8.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2025-01-30
Is CVE-2024-2658 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2024-2658 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 27 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Flexera: FlexNet Publisher
How to fix CVE-2024-2658
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2024-2658 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2024-2658
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2024-2658, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .