---
id: CVE-2025-11906
title: >-
  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
  pote…
summary: >-
  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
  pote…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-732
published: '2025-10-30'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T10:10:00.227'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11906'
references:
  - url: 'https://community.progress.com/s/article/Progress-Flowmon-CVE-2025-11906'
    label: security@progress.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00138
epssPercentile: 0.02744
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T10:28:18.858Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.