CVE-2024-2389Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated command execution via unescaped PDF parameters

Published Apr 2, 2024 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

OS command injection in Progress Flowmon 11.x before 11.1.14 and 12.x before 12.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute system commands. The unauthenticated Confluence PDF route passes user-controlled pluginPath or file values inside one command string, which PdfGenerator sends directly to exec without argument escaping. Commands initially run as the flowmon account, and its documented sudo permissions permit escalation to root and complete appliance compromise.

CVSS severity10.0
Critical
EPSS probability93.04%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Progress Flowmon 11.x before 11.1.14 and 12.x before 12.3.5 allows remote attackers to execute system commands. The unauthenticated Confluence PDF route passes user-controlled pluginPath or file values inside one command string, which PdfGenerator sends directly to exec without argument escaping. Commands initially run as the flowmon account, and its documented sudo permissions permit escalation to root and complete appliance compromise.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-2389
Published
Apr 2, 2024
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
Progress Software Corporation
Product
Flowmon OS
Classifications
CWE-78, T1190, T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=11.x <11.1.14
  2. Affected versionversion=12.x <12.3.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Progress Software Corporation · Flowmon OSversion=11.x <11.1.14; version=12.x <12.3.5
Progress Software Corporation · Flowmonversion=11.X <11.1.14; version=12.X <12.3.5

Published CVSS scores

10.0Progress Software CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter Unix Shell

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