CVE-2026-4026: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Flexera FlexNet Manager Suite
CVE-2026-4026 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexera FlexNet Manager Suite 2025 R1 that allows an authenticated user with read-only access to account settings to escalate their privileges to Administrator level. This improper access control issue could lead to unauthorized administrative actions within the affected software.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-4026) in FlexNet Manager Suite 2025 R1 involves improper access control (CWE-284) where an authenticated user with limited read-only permissions can escalate privileges to Administrator. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.7, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated read-only access to account settings could gain Administrator privileges, potentially allowing full control over the FlexNet Manager Suite environment. This could lead to unauthorized configuration changes, data manipulation, or disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict read-only access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts.
CVE-2026-4026: CWE-284 Improper Access Control in Flexera FlexNet Manager Suite
Description
CVE-2026-4026 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flexera FlexNet Manager Suite 2025 R1 that allows an authenticated user with read-only access to account settings to escalate their privileges to Administrator level. This improper access control issue could lead to unauthorized administrative actions within the affected software.
CVSS v4.0
Score 8.7high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-4026) in FlexNet Manager Suite 2025 R1 involves improper access control (CWE-284) where an authenticated user with limited read-only permissions can escalate privileges to Administrator. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.7, indicating high severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently available, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated read-only access to account settings could gain Administrator privileges, potentially allowing full control over the FlexNet Manager Suite environment. This could lead to unauthorized configuration changes, data manipulation, or disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, restrict read-only access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- flexera
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T21:28:06.599Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a354ccaf198dc38c158787b
Added to database: 6/19/2026, 2:06:02 PM
Last enriched: 6/19/2026, 2:20:07 PM
Last updated: 6/19/2026, 4:23:49 PM
Views: 5
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