High severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2024-2658

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.

Patches

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Vulnerability mechanics

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References

community.flexera.com/s/article/cve-2024-2658-flexnet-publisher-potential-local-privilege-escalation-issuenvd
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-359/nvd

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