# CVE-2017-6894: A vulnerability exists in FlexNet Manager Suite releases 2015 R2 SP3 and earlier (including FlexNet Manager Platform 9.2 and earlier) that a

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-29 · Updated: 2025-02-18

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

A vulnerability exists in FlexNet Manager Suite releases 2015 R2 SP3 and earlier (including FlexNet Manager Platform 9.2 and earlier) that affects the inventory gathering components and can be exploited by local users to perform certain actions with elevated privileges on the local system.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://community.flexera.com/t5/FlexNet-Manager-Knowledge-Base/A-vulnerability-exists-in-FlexNet-Manager-Suite-release-2015-R2/ta-p/1891

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